My British Empire

As night fell slowly, Bishop Thomas' mansion was shrouded in the white fog of London, looming, only a slight outline could be seen.

Since Henry VIII carried out the Reformation, most of the property belonging to the Catholic Church was almost annexed by the Tudor royal family.

The teaching property belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury at that time, including the residence where Bishop Thomas now lives, was confiscated by the Tudor royal family.

However, in the later period, Henry VIII not only fought with the French, but also dared to interfere with the succession of the Scottish throne. In the end, he not only sold most of the land and properties confiscated by the reform, but also owed a lot of debt.

Therefore, Bishop Thomas bought the original property and used it as his own residence.

So since all the property of the church was confiscated, how did Thomas have the money to redeem it? Let's get to know him!

Cranmer was born on 2 July 1489 in Islecton, Nottinghamshire, England. His father, Thomas Cranmer, had little property and belonged to the lower class of country gentlemen. He first studied in the countryside, entered Cambridge University in 1503, was selected into Jesus College in 1510 or 1511 to engage in theological research, was ordained in 1523, and soon received a doctorate in theology. Distinguished theologian.

He was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in March 1533. This position became the highest priesthood in the Church of England after Britain severed its relationship with the Holy See.

Historically, Cranmer served in this position for 20 years through the two dynasties of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He approved Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine and marriage to Anna Boleyn, and participated in the advancement of the English Reformation movement; based on his profound theological theory, he published a series of propositions and writings of the Reformed Church with reference to the main points of various Protestant schools , providing the theoretical basis for the English Reformation.

So is it possible for you to let a reformed person reform his own property? Like some significant property he can only give up, such as a house.

But there are not too many gold coins and the like. Almost at the moment when the former teaching property was sold, Bishop Thomas bought it.

Edward brought a few guards to the gate of Bishop Cranmer's mansion. Looking at this complex of palaces no less than Whitehall Palace, he couldn't help feeling: The church is really rich.

The Catholic Church is really rich, for example. Ampton Palace, where Edward often went, belonged to a wealthy Bishop of Worthy. Because he offended Henry VIII, his assets were confiscated after the Reformation, and even the famous universities of later generations-Oxford University and Cambridge University were his assets.

This does not include its dozens of properties and shops in London.

The religious reform in England not only fed the Tudor royal family, but also relieved the nobles who had been severely injured in the War of the Roses. Even ordinary farmers got a few acres of land, which greatly eased the social contradictions of population growth at that time.

Therefore, the religious reform in England is a feast of sharing meals, it is in line with the popular will, and it is the inevitable result of the general trend.

Back to the topic, while Edward sighed, he was taken to the Bishop's study by Bishop Cranmer's butler.

The butler was raised by the Cranmer family, so he won the bishop's trust and was sent to welcome Edward.

Edward asked several guards to wait outside the door, and walked into the study alone. The butler closed the door casually and stood guard at the door.

So the few guards at the door stared and stood directly at the door.

At this time, the bishop was looking at a book casually, nodding with relish, Edward read it carefully, and it turned out to be the original work of ethics by Aristotle.

It seems that the bishop is an open-minded person, not a rigid-minded person! Yes! Rigid thinking is impossible to help Henry VIII carry out the religious reform! Edward thought silently in his heart.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Edward was the first to speak: "Dear Bishop Cranmer, here I come!" Immediately Edward realized that he had fallen into Cranmer's pace.

"Old fox!" Edward cursed uncontrollably in his heart.

"Oh! So it's His Majesty the King. Look at me. I'm old and fascinated by reading. I'm so sorry!" Bishop Cranmer looked apologetic.

Edward felt that he was still too immature, so he fell for him by accident.

He was very cautious about this old fox Edward, and spent a lot of energy to face it.

"Honorable Archbishop! Today I am here for my uncle, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset!" Edward carefully chose his words.

"En! What happened to the Duke?" the Bishop asked casually.

"Don't you think it's inappropriate to grant all the power to a minister?" Edward asked back.

"Only the king can exercise the rights bestowed by God in this way!" Edward added a little more information, "And, this is not the will of the previous king!"

Bishop Cranmer frowned when he heard Edward bring up God and the former king.

If Edward promised titles and money, Cranmer didn't care so much. As an archbishop who abides by the canons, he has already sat on the top teaching position in England, and has countless teaching properties. Life should not be too perfect.

But Bishop Cranmer, from a small priest, without any background, jumped to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury in this world ruled by nobles, almost directly relying on Henry VIII. It is supported by the arbitrariness of the universe.

I heard that some nobles offered a sky-high price of 100,000 pounds at that time. You must know that the Tudor (duo) government at that time had not yet carried out religious reforms, and the annual income was only 120,000 pounds. But Henry VIII still believed that he was the main candidate for reform and let him take the position of Archbishop of Canterbury.

Thinking of Henry VIII's support and support, even though more than ten years have passed, Cranmer still remembers it fresh.

As for Edward blaming himself with the theory of the divine right of kings he edited, he was speechless.

Edward stared closely at the bishop, a trace of cold sweat broke out on his palms.

"Oh! I was careless! I shouldn't have a showdown right away. After a while, Seymour will come back after he does something out of line!" Edward felt a trace of regret instantly after speaking in his heart.

Bishop Cranmer pondered for a while, then said helplessly, "Your Majesty the King! I will not do anything against the Duke of Somerset now!" He changed his voice again.

"However, I will be neutral in future Regency meetings!"

Edward forcibly held back his excitement, thanked him and then consciously exited the study.

After closing the door casually, several guards immediately followed behind and walked out of the mansion together.

After returning to his study, he couldn't help the excitement in his heart and laughed out loud.

"Haha! It's so risky! It's really hard to change the person, this is what a gentleman can bully!"

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