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Chapter 1502 The Successor to the Throne

"More than 30 years ago, the last king, our King James, encountered a series of conspiracies. The most famous one was Guy Fawkes' gunpowder plot. At that time, an officer named Guy Fawkes was in the Houses of Parliament, which is A cellar was dug under the Palace of Westminster, and 36 barrels of gunpowder were hidden in the cellar, trying to blow up the Palace of Westminster, killing the king and all the MPs at the time. Fortunately, the plan at the time was leaked, and Fox was killed Arrested, confessed his accomplices after torture, and finally executed them all..."

Lawyer St. John mentioned the past more than 30 years ago to MPs in the House of Commons.

The members of the House of Lords and House of Commons present are basically educated people, and they naturally know the history of their own kingdom.

The gunpowder conspiracy that took place in 1605 is probably known to everyone here. If the gunpowder conspiracy succeeded, the British king and hundreds of parliamentarians at that time would be blown to pieces by the 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 the dispute over dogma, and all the organizers were arrested. This is no longer an unsolved case. The conspirators at the time and those who murdered the king are obviously not the same group. You Why mention the case of that year?" asked the Earl of Essex.

"We can let the remnants of the Gunpowder Plot bear this charge for the time being and wait for our parliament to stabilize the situation before we can track down the murderer." St. John said.

Members of the House of Commons looked at each other in blank dismay. If they were charged with the disappearing Gunpowder Conspiracy and temporarily dispersed the London citizens surrounding the Parliament, they would be able to leave here smoothly.

"There is still a problem to be solved. Who should be the next king? According to the report of the nobles in Oxford, Princess Anne, who is only two years old, is still alive. She is the only heir to the king. Now she and the queen are in the hands of the king's army Among them. There is no doubt that Princess Anne should be Queen of England and Scotland at the same time, but she is too young to decide anything, and another person should rule temporarily."

"No one other than Princess Anne is qualified to inherit the throne, nor is she qualified to govern. The queen is a Frenchman, and the dogma of her belief is different from ours. Letting the queen manage state affairs on her behalf will cause everyone's dissatisfaction."

"The French must not be allowed to intervene in the affairs of our England and Scotland. Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu are ambitious, and they will be the next Habsburg dynasty!"

The parliamentarians quarreled fiercely over the issue of the heir to the throne. They all knew that Princess Anne was the most qualified to be the queen, but Princess Anne was too young, and her mother was the younger sister of the French king whose dogma was different from theirs. They feared that Princess Anne would be influenced by her mother to force England to convert.

"Everyone, in addition to the young Princess Anne and the Queen, there is another person who has the power to temporarily exercise the power of the king instead of Princess Anne-Princess Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth married Frederick V, Duke of the Palatinate, and her sons Karl and Lu Porter is in our England. Frederick V has passed away, and now Princess Elizabeth is in The Hague, Netherlands. I believe that if Princess Elizabeth is in power, she will definitely agree to the content of the Great Protest and the Holy Covenant. Wait until Princess Anne comes of age Coronation, with Princess Elizabeth handing power back to Princess Anne," said MP Hampton with a bold proposal.

Princess Elizabeth is the older sister of Charles I and is indeed qualified to be Queen of Britain.If she's Queen, then ****.

Hampton's proposal made many members nod. If the new queen can recognize the power of the parliament, it may be able to restore the glory of England during Elizabeth I's time.

"Not following the normal order of succession to the throne will lead to the succession war in England and France will intervene in the war. Louis XIII will definitely support the Queen and Princess Anne in power. It will not be as simple as a civil war! Hampton, Have you considered the consequences?" The Earl of Essex poured cold water on them at this time.

The war of succession is a serious problem, and it may easily destroy the future of a kingdom.

Behind the Queen and Princess Anne is the Kingdom of France, and behind Queen Elizabeth was the Duke of the Palatinate, but the Duke of the Palatinate had already been deprived of his fiefdom by the Holy Roman Emperor, exiled in the Netherlands, and is now dead.

"I would rather let France hate us than let the queen from France change our British traditions, otherwise our free England will become a vassal of France, and there will be changes in dogma, which we cannot accept Things!" Many congressmen were still full of suspicion about the queen from France.

"Ahem, everyone, have you forgotten that there is another person who is qualified to inherit the throne. Although she has not appeared in our England for several years, she is the youngest daughter of the previous king and Princess Sophia who is currently studying in the East She is young and energetic, and has not been influenced by the Holy See, so 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 troubles in London.

Since Princess Sophia was deceived to the East, she has been gradually forgotten by the people here, but she is indeed qualified to be the queen of Britain.

Now the people in the parliament were completely dumbfounded, and they just remembered that Princess Sophia could also be a candidate for the throne. Since little Princess Anne is not yet able to be a member of the council, and they don't want the sister of the King of France to be in power, it seems that Sophia Princess is also a suitable candidate.

"Absolutely not. Princess Sophia has lived in the East for a long time. It is hard to say what will happen if Princess Sophia is the queen of our United Kingdom of England and Scotland! The Easterners have always wanted to profit from us. Letting Princess Sophia become the queen will definitely To cause chaos, the Orientals will interfere in our British affairs to a greater extent!" Pym, Hampton and other opposition MPs almost simultaneously opposed the appointment of Princess Sophia, who was too close to the Orientals, as Queen.

However, a huge problem was faced by the parliamentary army and the king's army almost at the same time.

There are three people who are qualified to inherit the throne. Charles I's daughter, Princess Anne, is backed by King Louis XIII of France; Charles I's sister, Princess Elizabeth, is in exile in The Hague, Netherlands, without any backing; Charles I's sister, Princess Sophia , currently studying in the East, and getting too close to the Orientals.

A war between the parliament and the king seems to have turned into a war of succession because of the king's attack, but it is still mixed with the issue of parliament's seizure of power.

(End of this chapter)