After hearing Steward Howard's shout, the three knights who were talking in the parlor turned and stared at the doorway wanting to get the first glimpse of their new lord.
Only to see a teenager less than four feet tall dressed in purple royal robes, with a pair of wolfskin boots on his feet, walking in with a tight face, raising his hands and feet full of indescribable aristocratic elegance, which made the three knights, who had always longed to become a true aristocrat, feel ashamed in their hearts on their own!
When the three saw Edward walk in, they immediately took a step forward and powerfully knelt down on one leg, the whole hall resounded with a thud, showing that they still had quite a lot of respect for Edward.
"My dear feudal lord, your servant William Leonardo / Bruno Smith / Devereaux Martin, comes to see our Majesty the King of England!" The three knights greeted Edward together and kissed the back of Edward's hand in succession.
One might have thought that the knights would have kissed Edward's ring, but unfortunately, it wasn't fashionable for nobles to wear rings at that time, and rings weren't a family crest or anything for nobles, only bishops of the church wore those rings.
Bishops didn't wear the rings they wore casually, and in the Middle Ages there were class distinctions in the wearing of rings.
In the Middle Ages, the Pope had supremacy and the greatest power, and they wore rings set with huge stones.
This ring, thick and stately shape, representing the authority possessed by the pope, the century, the popes wore the ring, the top embedded with gemstones, the sides are decorated with a lion with two wings in relief, showing a majestic and solemn style.
Gold and silver rings set with sapphires and amethysts are also often worn by bishops, as the sapphire and amethyst symbolize God's love and power, and also represent the bishop's unfailing devotion to his duties, his kindness and forgiveness, and his purity of heart and elegance. Some bishop's rings are also engraved with the name of the wearer.
Also etiquette at the time didn't allow kissing a lady's hand, you were considered a molestor if you did so, and some of the crossers loved to play it that way, it was the rhythm of death.
Only the nobility to meet the king and queen etiquette in the kissing of the hands of this ritual, the nobles need to kneel on one knee, bowed down to kiss the king and queen's hands to show reverence.
Normally, only kings and nobles kissed the ring when they met the cardinal in charge of their country's ecclesiastical affairs by bowing and kissing the large jeweled ring indicating episcopacy worn by the bishop on the middle finger of his left hand (such a ring, which every bishop has, is an honorary gift of the Holy See).
The three knights kissed behind Edward's hand in turn and stood straight up, looking at Edward with serious faces, waiting for him to speak, ready to speculate on what he meant.
"My dear knights, don't be nervous, you see me once in a while, let the atmosphere be so incongruous!" The tone of Edward's words was gentler, trying to make the three knights relax. "Come, come, let's sit down! Come and try the tea from the Far East Empire, it's a hundred pounds to buy so little!"
Hearing the king do so, the three knights who had tensed their bodies slowly relaxed, and the skin on their faces loosened considerably. The three of them wiped their non-existent false sweat with their palms ground and gasped for air quite a bit louder.
Truthfully, it was no wonder that they were so heartfelt, mainly because the mighty kingship was like a man-eating tiger, and there was no way for them to be so cautious. Even if Edward hadn't taken power yet, his power couldn't be underestimated.
For example, under Henry VIII, his second wife was executed for treason by the irascible Henry VIII for saying that "the king had never won her heart".
Even better, because Henry VIII, who possessed machismo, disliked his fifth wife, Catherine, for not being a virgin at the time of her marriage, she was beheaded immediately on the second day of her marriage.
Except for your wife, even if you think you'll be exempted from this by being a nobleman? I have only one thing to say, my son, you are still too naive.
The Earl of Essex was convicted of treason for failing to tell Henry VIII beforehand that his fourth bride was "ugly"; the Countess of Sarisbury was sentenced to death for her son's acceptance of the Cardinal of Rome.
Even to the time of Elizabeth I, who was called the Queen of the virgins, the Queen's lovers and favorites always lived in the shadow of a life-threatening situation, and if they were not careful, they would incur the pain of the iron window, or even kill themselves.
The Queen's lover, the Earl of Hartford, was declared unlawful by the Queen for marrying without authorization, fined pounds, the Earl fled abroad, his wife was imprisoned, and when this Earl returned he was also imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Therefore, in the sixteenth century in England, at the top of the social nobility than the European mainland cousins on is unfortunate. But for the king to come, than the continent of Europe's cousins on many layers of good.
Edward looked over to the lankiest knight on his left, a bodybuilding trainer out.
"Your Majesty! That's Knight William Leonardo, closest to our estate, only twenty miles away! He's an energetic knight who loves to challenge people! Recently he defeated Viscount Chambers, son of the Earl of Boswell!" Steward Howard introduced in a voice, for which he knew as much as he did, "His ancestors were mercenaries by trade, and he was knighted by His Majesty Henry VII for capturing three knights of the House of York, thus bestowing upon him a village, of about a thousand acres."
"Knight William, hearing that you recently defeated Viscount Chabos, your bravery is enviable!" According to the custom of the time, the heir of a count was generally addressed with the honorific title of Viscount, the heir of a duke with the honorific title of Marquis, and a baron with the title of Knight.
"Haha! Surprisingly, even you, Your Majesty the King, have heard about this matter, it's really delightful!" Without a trace of embarrassment, Knight William accepted the king's compliments very openly, with a proud look on his face.
Edward looked at another bearded knight.
"Your Majesty, that's Knight Bruno Smith, thirty miles away from us, don't look at his brave face, but in fact his favorite thing is reading books!" Howard's voice rang out again at the right time. "His ancestor was the clerk to His Majesty Henry VIII, and owns a large estate of nine hundred acres."
"Knight Bruno, I hear you like to read, I have an Ethics book here you can borrow!" "Really? Thank you so much!" Bruno Knight had a surprised look on his face, it's true that you can't tell the difference between a man and a woman! A big old man who looked up to him actually liked to read books!
Before Edward could even look at the third knight, Steward Howard's voice immediately rang out.
"Your Majesty! Knight Devereaux Martin was originally a hereditary knight from the Lancaster family, and was transferred by His Majesty Henry VII to the vicinity of Windsor Castle, so his family owns the largest manor of the three, which is more than fifteen hundred acres!" Butler Howard's voice carried a hint of envy, "Knight Devereaux loves to hunt, almost once a month!"
Hearing Steward Howard's words, Edward looked to the knight with a bit of white-faced tendencies, and the youngest of the three, twenty years old at most.