Plotting

I haven't (also I have apparently 666 views, too bad that wasn't the case for halloween) I'm a  bit short of time today, so I'll have it simple. The Ridolfi plot was an attempt to get rid of the Queen Elizabeth. Henry Carey had very little relation to it overall neither in its trapping or its unravelling, but the Vatican papers does mention him, surprising it put him in the neutral faction in the event of Elizabeth death. (source entry 762). I sorta wonder what exactly make the duke of northfolk think that as well you'd think the man who is Elizabeth cousin, owning his title to her in fact and just spent the last year crushing a catholic revolt would be neutral.

Note these are speculation on my part, but I can think of several reason why he assumed so. One would be I guess simple mistake on their part, simply having no seen the closeness of the relationship between the two men outside of the snooping around made by his son. Something not entirely impossible, since he seemed to have very little personal contact with the man. It might also be that he wasn't much of a threat in the event of sucess as I doubt that him being so financially tied to Elizabeth would probably mean he couldn't raise much contestation, having no apparently no money reserve, there also the distance factor that probably help in this.

Diplomat

In the Edward VI and Mary Tudor, the place where Henry Carey pop-up the most is in the foreign paper, though for the most part he still something of a secondary player (like always) though its something worth looking over, if only so that only people know (if any other people other than me are reading this).

our first one I' shall bring is from Edward VI foreign paper calendar at page 123 (sadly Henry doens't pop in his domestic paper at least during his reign). its  a tiny referefence of nothing, but I do find it interesting. It is about the 1551 Marquess of Northampton ( I think it is William Parr, brother of Catherine Parr) diplomatic expedition to France.  The reason of the expiediton was apparently to give the Henry II the order of the Garter. 

As you can see Henry pop-up on the list of the member of the expedition, what he did is unknown, but at least I think it gives us a small idea of his level of living at the time, which is definitively above the average to the point he has four servant, a rather comparable to most of the other guy, but unremarkable.

The other one more interesting as it seem the first time Elizabeth directly enter our story, this is in the foreign paper of spain.

It has been said here that the Duke of Savoy is coming hither to wed the Lady Elizabeth, and the nobility have intimated that they would be glad to see this match concluded, and the right to the succession confirmed in her and the Duke in case the Queen were to die without issue. And Elizabeth has sent abroad a cousin on her mother's side called Millord Quarre  to visit the Duke, and he has brought back a report so favourable that it has made the Duke popular with the nobility and awakened feelings of love and hope in the Lady Elizabeth. I have been spoken to on the subject, but have said nothing for the reasons your Majesty may conjecture.

A you may guess there wasn't much of an actual marriage. I sorta wonder how thing went down since its seen from the point of the view of Mary Tudor court and i can't help but think that the might have been some sort of double dealing going on, if we consider the opposing religious view of Mary and Elizabeth, but who know really, I'm probably wrong.