A portrait of the former king, Edward the Confessor, hangs in the meeting room of the Wise Men. In the portrait, the king wears a crown on his head, stares ahead with a sword on his waist, and there is a bright halo above his head.
In ancient Roman murals it was a symbol of Greek (Roman) gods, and in Christianity it was the form of angels and saints.
Members of the Council of Sages remembered that King Edward the Confessor also held a "sacred touch" ceremony in England to treat people suffering from scrofula by touch to demonstrate the king's unique "supernatural power."
This is a supernatural power belonging to the king, a miracle of the king, and a manifestation of the divine right of kingship.
King Edward's title is the Confessor. Because of his piety, he was able to perform powerful miracles and cure various diseases during his lifetime. He was one of the very few kings with fourth-level power.
It’s just that the king also has two bodies. Once his human body weakens, he will inevitably fall ill on the bed and be called to heaven by the Lord.
It's just that this saint-king who spent about one-tenth of England's fiscal revenue on building Westminster Abbey, the greatest legacy to Britain is that he did not leave a legal heir.
Because he had no sons, the British throne was vacant. All nobles who were qualified to claim the British throne and who were close by blood and qualified to inherit the throne made claims to the British throne.
Generally speaking, it is most legitimate for sons and daughters to inherit the kingdom of their father and mother, followed by the brothers of the king and queen.
If there are no children or brothers and sisters, the only way to find them is from the brothers and sisters' nephews, nieces or other relatives.
In view of the marriages between the royal families of various countries, when each powerful royal family and nobles are eligible to claim the British throne, then how to choose becomes a big problem, and they are even willing to start wars one after another.
For example, Canute the Great and his brother Harald divided their father's empire, with one becoming King of England and the other King of Denmark.
Emperor Canute happily went to be the king of England, but was rejected by the people of England because of his identity as a Viking. The people of England chose the Seven Kingdoms period. The Anglo-Saxon dynasty resisted the invasion of the Vikings and revitalized the descendants of Alfred the Great in Britain. Edmund II, so Emperor Canute was driven back to Denmark in despair, found his brother, the King of Denmark, to seek justice for him, and then came to England with two hundred Viking warriors on pirate ships.
Once the throne cannot be inherited through normal means, it is natural to seize it through force.
The Vikings defeated the Anglo-Saxons, but failed to bring them to submission, and eventually Cnut the Great and Edmund II came to a compromise.
The two sides divided the land of England equally between each other with the Thames River as the boundary, and then swore an oath to God. The two decided to compare who could live longer and who could live longer.
The short-lived king who dies first is not favored by God. The king who dies later is undoubtedly the destined king of England chosen by God. Therefore, the king favored by God should be able to inherit the kingdom of the king who is not favored by God.
In the end, because Emperor Canute the Great lived a long life, after the death of Edmund II, he not only inherited the complete England, but also inherited his brother's Kingdom of Denmark.
Canute the Great's three sons divided his empire. The king who ruled England died short-lived, so the succession fell to Edward the Confessor.
Edward the Confessor is now dead, so this quarrel must not be easily ended.
The council of wise men chose one of their own, the Earl of Wessex, Harold, a powerful minister, to succeed to the English throne.
This choice also offended other great nobles who claimed the British throne, including William, Duke of Normandy in France, Conan, Duke of Brittany in France, King Harald III of Norway, who believed he had the blood of Canute the Great, and Tostig the Exile, brother of the current king Harold.
Now a beautiful man named William Pendragon, who claims to be the Earl of Avalon, actually wants to claim the throne of England. Isn't this funny?
It's just an international joke.
"Where did this madman come from? After everyone laughed enough, they dragged him out and chopped him up."
One of the congressmen said with laughter, and then waved his hand to get someone to chop this guy down.
The speaker, the Archbishop of Canterbury, coughed slightly, and the conference room fell silent instantly.
"Mr. Green, you say you serve your master, but you don't know that your master's claims are ridiculous."
Speaker, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said softly, looking at Mr. Green dressed as a bard.
A messenger claiming to be William the Beautiful's wife Lily went to the British Council of Wise Men to claim that his master had a claim to the throne of England.
William the Beautiful was not a close relative of Edward the Confessor, nor an Anglo-Saxon, nor a descendant of Canute the Great, nor a Viking, but a German from the Holy Roman Empire, yet this German was Claiming that he was King Arthur's heir, William Pendragon.
Absolutely ridiculous, sheer nonsense, why didn’t you say that the owner of your house is another biological son of God, Hong Xiuquan, the brother of Jesus.
"Honorable Archbishop, the master of my house not only claims the throne of England, but also Scotland and Wales, and claims the whole of Great Britain. He is also the High King of Ireland."
Mr. Green took a deep breath, thought about what he had said before leaving, looked at the archbishop and the members of the Council of Wise Men, and said, "If you think it's ridiculous, you won't see me at all, but just kill me or blast me away. How could you come to meet me in person?"
To a certain extent, this is the reason why Mr. Green dares to be so arrogant and confident. You think my master and I are madmen, so why do you care about me, a madman?
"Oh!" the Archbishop of Canterbury said softly, his tone drawn out, which seemed particularly meaningful in the conference room.
The Council of Sages, composed of religious and secular aristocrats, is a comprehensive institution with multiple functions such as judiciary, legislation, taxation, and decision-making on national policies.
When a country is in crisis, the Council of Wise Men has great power. The Council of Wise Men can not only change the order of succession, but also recommend people outside the royal family to succeed the throne. For example, after the death of Edward the Confessor, the powerful minister Harold was replaced by the Council of Wise Men. Put on the throne.
Canute the Great also ascended the throne by conquering England, and then was elected by the Council of Wise Men to whitewash his throne.
"My master believes that he is your friend and you are also his friend." Mr. Green replied honestly.
"Why?" the archbishop asked mockingly.
"Because my master is very weak, so my master is a very good king for you. You will definitely choose my master. Just like you can't put all your eggs in the same basket, don't you find one for yourself?" Spare tire?"
Mr. Green said, and the scene became quiet for a while, "Can you guarantee that one of you did not secretly collude with Duke William, Duke Conan, and King Harald?"
"It's like Guinevere secretly having an affair with Lancelot behind King Arthur's back. Since it's a collusion and an affair, why can't we collude with another one? My master is very weak, isn't he a good candidate?"
One is stealing, two is stealing, and three are stealing. Anyway, they are all stealing, why not steal a few more.
