Chapter 1501 The successor to the throne
"More than thirty years ago, King James, took over a series of conspiracies. The most famous one was Guy Fox's gunpowder conspiracy. At that time, an officer named Guy Fox dug a cellar under the Capitol, which was the Palace of Westminster, and hid 36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellar, trying to blow up Westminster Palace and kill the king and the members of the parliament. Fortunately, the plan was leaked at that time. Fox was arrested, and after torture, his accomplices were confessed, and all of them were executed..."
Lawyer St. John mentioned to the members of the House of Commons what happened more than thirty years ago.
In the House of Lords present, the members of the House of Commons were basically knowledgeable, and they naturally knew the history of their kingdom.
The gunpowder conspiracy that happened in 1605 is probably everyone here who knows it. If the gunpowder conspiracy is successful, the King of Britain and hundreds of parliamentarians at that time will be smashed to pieces by gunpowder.
"We all know the ins and outs of what happened more than 30 years ago. At that time, it was the root cause of dogmatic disputes. All the organizers were arrested. This is no longer a unsolved case. The conspirators at the time and the current ones who murdered the king are obviously not the same group of people. What did you mention the case back then?" asked the Earl of Essex.
"We can let the remnants of the gunpowder conspiracy at that time bear this charge temporarily, and then investigate the murderer after our parliament stabilizes the situation." St. John said.
The members of the House of Commons looked at each other. If the charges were placed on the disappeared gunpowder conspiracy group and temporarily let the London citizens surrounding the parliament disperse, they could also leave here smoothly.
"There is another problem that needs to be solved urgently. Who should be the next king? According to the Oxford noble report, Princess Anne, who is only two years old, is still alive. She is the king's only heir. Now she and the queen are in the hands of the King's Army. There is no doubt that Princess Anne should be the queen of England and Scotland at the same time, but she is too young to decide anything, and another person should temporarily rule."
"No one except Princess Anne has the qualification to inherit the throne, nor to rule. The queen is French, and her dogma of faith is different from ours. Letting the queen manage the state for the sake of the State Council lead to dissatisfaction among all."
"The French must never be allowed to intervene in our affairs in England and Scotland. Louis XIII and Archbishop Richelieu were ambitious. They would be the next Habsburg dynasty!"
The MPs quarreled fiercely again over the issue of letting the heir to the throne. They all knew that Princess Anne was most qualified to be the queen, but Princess Anne was too young, and her mother was the sister of the French king who was different from theirs. They were afraid that Princess Anne would be influenced by her mother and forced England to change their faith.
"Everyone, in addition to the young Princess Anne and Queen, there is another person who has the power to temporarily exercise the king instead of Princess Anne - Princess Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth married Frederick V of the Palatinate Palatinate, and her sons Carl and Rupert were both in our England. Frederick V has passed away, and now Princess Elizabeth is in The Hague, the Netherlands. I believe that if Princess Elizabeth was in power, she would definitely agree to the contents of the Great Protest and the Divine Covenant. When Princess Anne is crowned as an adult, Princess Elizabeth will return the power to Princess Anne." Councilman Hampton proposed a bold suggestion.
Princess Elizabeth is Charles I's sister and is indeed qualified to be the Queen of Britain. If she is the Queen, then it is *******.
Hampton's proposal made many MPs nod. If the new queen could recognize the power of parliament, it might be able to restore the glory of England during Elizabeth I.
"If we do not follow the normal order of inheritance of the throne, it will lead to the war of inheritance of the throne in England and allow France to intervene in the war. Louis XIII will definitely support the Queen and Princess Anne in power. At that time, it will be more than just a civil war! Hampton, have you ever considered this consequence?" The Earl of Essex poured them a basin of cold water at this time.
The war of succession to the throne is a serious problem and may easily destroy the future of a kingdom.
Behind the Queen and Princess Anne is the Kingdom of France, and behind Queen Elizabeth is the Duke of Palatinate before, but the Duke of Palatinate has long been deprived of his fiefdom by the Holy Roman Emperor, and has been in exile in the Netherlands, and is now dead.
"We would rather let France hate us than let the queen from France change our British tradition later, otherwise our free England will become a vassal of France, and there will be dogmatic changes. This is something we cannot accept!" Many members of parliament were still full of suspicion about the queen from France.
"Ahem, everyone, have you forgotten that there is another person who has the qualification to inherit the throne. Although she has not appeared in our England for several years, she is the youngest daughter of the former king. Princess Sophia, who is currently studying in the East. She is young and energetic, and has not been influenced by the Roman Catholic Church. Logically, she is also qualified to participate in the succession of the throne." A member of the House of Lords mentioned this little princess who used to make trouble in London.
Since Princess Sophia was deceived into the East, she has gradually been forgotten by the people here, but she is indeed qualified to be the Queen of Britain.
The people in the parliament were completely confused. They remembered that there was a Princess Sofia who could also be the candidate for the throne. When Little Princess Anne was not able to be a director and they did not want the French king's sister to rule, it seemed that Princess Sofia was also a suitable candidate.
"Absolutely not. Princess Sophia lives in the East for a long time. It is hard to say what would happen if Princess Sophia was the queen of our England and Scotland! Orientals have always wanted to make profits from us. Let Princess Sophia become the queen will definitely cause chaos. Orientals will interfere in our affairs of Britain to a greater extent!" Opposition members such as Pim, Hampton, almost at the same time opposed Princess Sophia, who was too close to the Orientals, as the queen.
However, a huge problem was placed in front of the parliamentary army and the king army almost at the same time.
There are three people who have the qualifications to inherit the throne. Charles I's daughter Princess Anne, supported by King Louis XIII of France; Charles I's sister Princess Elizabeth, who was exiled to The Hague, the Netherlands, and had no backing; Charles I's sister Princess Sophia, who is currently studying in the East and is too close to the Orientals.
Chapter completed!