"Previously..." "We make you our King and Lord as long as you respect" " our charters and liberties." " I swear." "I didnTt know that, by giving up the crown, I would also lose your favour." "But I am not of use to you for anything!" "You only have to put an end to your flirts." " And what if I refuse?" " You will regret that." "This is my proposition:" "enclosing the Yucatán." "How could I put someone on the front of the expedition who has been" " reprimanded by His Majesty?" " Reprimanded?" "That whatsoever Grijalva will occupy my place, using my calculations." "If the Governor acts like this it is because he is afraid of you." "And he should be!" "The constable's wife is dead." " Let us get married, Charles." " How could I believe you when with this marriage my possessions and me would remain to the King's grace?" "Therefore I order that the part of the inheritance which is demanded by the Lady Louise of Savoy should come into her possession immediately and without delay." " By what right do you exploit me?" " Your nephew, Archbishop of Toledo?" "It is a key position in Spain and we have to keep it under control." "The Cortes will get together soon." "There we will make our voice be heard." "They will have no options but to regret their abuses." "We ask that Infante Ferdinand could stay in the country until the King has an heir." "We demand to have every nomination cancelled which was given to a foreigner!" " Everybody hates me because I'm a foreigner!" " Remove Chiévres." "His stingines and arrogance are what darken you." "And he treats you like his puppet!" "The kings is planning to send the Infante away." "Without him, what will the nobles with their fury instead of swallowing it?" "I order you to be loyal to your legitimate king: my brother Charles." "I have a mission for you." "In Flanders." "Either Caesar or nothing" "Wait." "Is there something up?" "Nothing serious." "I'm expecting your child, Your Highness." "Don't worry, my lord." "I don't expect anything from you." "I know what to keep to." " You consider everything decided, my lady." " I'm just saying that I will accept your decision whatever it is, without complain." "If it reaches the ears of the Cortes, they will not hesitate to overwhelm you with advices." "Some will be acrimonious de there will also be sensible ones." "Listen to them." "And does my opinion not count?" " I need to speak with you." " This is not the right moment, Eleanor." "Should I ask for an audience from my own brother?" "Say it." "What can you King do for you?" "When will you allow me to return to Flanders, Your Highness?" "Do you miss your love so much?" "I have already complied." "I have accompanied you." "I have respected your decisions." "Now you should comply!" "Allow me to return to Flanders." "I beg you." "Accompany me to Aragon, Eleanor." " I still need you by my side." " Brother, you cannot do this to me." "From Barcelona, you will set sail for Flanders." "I promise." "In Castile, we achieved as much as we wanted, but now it is Aragon's turn." "And I fear that the people there will not welcome you the way you deserve." "Will we be less welcomed than in Castile?" "If my informants don't lie, that will be the case." "Your Highness, your grandfather Maximillian's healty is failing, constantly." "They say he always travels with his coffin." "You are the natural candidate for being the Emperor's successor." "You must be prepared." "You will need funds to get elected." "And in Aragon, we are risking much, Your Highness." "Above all, money." "In fact, it would be good to act carefully." "Germaine is pregnant." " By whom?" " God knows that I warned you!" "By you?" "Your granfather's widow?" "You must remove her form Court immediately." "If it gets out it could cost the Crown for you!" "Is it more important for my subjects what happens in my bedroom than your greediness?" " You are unfair with your henchmen!" " May the spirits ease, please." "Now, more than ever, we have to keep together." "Your Highness..." "You must make a decision about this woman." " And that must be right." " My decision has already been made." "I will not leave Germaine." "Among all the ladys at his service, he must get just his grandmother with child!" "We are not only playing with our luck, but also with our necks!" " His Highness doesn't seem to realize that." " Your Reverence, the King doesn't listen to me." "Just blames me for his problems." "You must bring him to reason." "You entrust a difficult task to me." "What could I tell him what he has not heard yet?" "Threaten him with torment of hells if it is necessary!" "Cardinal Wolsey." "The Pope would like to have peace among Christian people." "Because this is the only way we can battle with the Turks as one man, Your Highness." "Which Christian prince could refuse a pact you are offering me now?" "Tell the Pope that France willingly signs it." "I have wanted to get acquainted with you, Cardinal." "The mischievous gossips say that you are the other King of England." "The more mischievous say you are the only one." "I have come to you as His Holiness's legate and not on King Henry's behalf." "Did you come a this long way just to ask me to support a pact full of good intentions?" "You live up to your reputation, Your Highness." "What do you want from me, Your Reverence?" "You are clever." "You can suspect what my highest aspiration is." "I find the throne of England unreachable for a butcher's son." "I suppose you run for the occupation of the Holy See." "Succeeding in a mission the pontiff entrusted me with would put me at an advantage in order to succeed him." "And what do France and his King win with your furtherance?" "As you know, no doubt, Maximillian is seriously ill." "The election of a new emperor is only a matter of time." "Or will you not apply for the post, Your Highness?" "Help me, and I guarantee you the help of England" "and all my influence in Rome and amongst the electors." "Does the King of England know about your offer or is it about an individual initiative?" "Henry will follow all of my advices." "As he always does." "Wolsey has a good flair." "He has come to you because he already sees you as the next Emperor." "And is he the only one?" "You, son, will always be my Caesar." "But when Maximillian will finally lie in his damn coffin" " you will compete with his grandson, Charles." " Charles?" "My vassal?" "Mother, please..." "I highly doubt if he could enter for the election." "Due to his lineage and blood, he is the natural candidate." "His father had never had something else on the brain." "The Emperor election costs riches." "Don't you know that he is still walking around his spanish kingdoms, begging for money?" " He will never make itt." " Remember that he is not alone." "He has a kennel with dogs at his service." " They are ambitious and have no worry." " Wolsey doesn't find them significant in the background." "His Reverence is not more than a stick to move wills." "And I don't trust him." "It will be your own deviousness that will carve your future." "Not that of the English." "Don't worry the least." "Calm down, mother." "Charles will not be a problem." "Sorry, but I'm not accustomed to receive visitors on such an early hour." "How can I help you?" "It's come to my ear that you are preparing an expedition to help Grijalva." "That's right." "We haven't got news about him for a long while." "I fear he has pinched for money." "Suppososing he is still alive." "Sir," "I want to lead that expedition." "Do you know that you are not the only one who aspires to that position?" "As I also know about the Governor's doubts about the loyalty of some aspirants." "There's no lack of gossips in this town." "Give me a good reason to entrust the position to you." "Nobody's stood bigger prooves of loyalty to you than I have." "I renounced an expedition to marry Catalina." " Not without any reluctance." " But I did." "I accepted an unfair royal reprimand without any complaint." "It1S time for you to compensate me for it." "Alright." "But remember that this is a saving expedition." "You are not authorized to colonize new territories." "You occupy them in the King's name." "Is that clear?" "Clear as the water of the sea ocean, sir." "Many of you know me already." "You know I like to speak clearly." "And for the living God's sake, I will do that." "The journey's going to be dangerous." "We may not return." "We may not see our families again." "Bur there's a chance that we will discover lands which no Christian has ever stepped on." "With God's help, we may return to this town one day." "And I can guarantee one thing." "We will not come back with empty hands." "Friends, join me!" "Glory and gold await us!" "Rome" "Your peace proposal has been very welcomed in France." "His Highness appeared to be more than willing to join in the alliance against the Turks." "Wonderful." "Maximillian and his grandson Charles have also been invited to join in the agreement." "Nobody doubts that they will sign it eagerly." "You have done a good job." "I'm merely your humble servant, Your Holiness." "Anything else, Wolsey?" "I don't resist to share it with you how impressed I have been by the King of France." "Impressed, in general?" "Or are you going to be more concrete?" "Your Holiness, if God doesn't hellp him," "Maximillian's successor will have to be elected soon." "I, my opinion, Francis would be an excellent candidate." "I don't share your zeal." "May I ask why you have doubts, Your Holiness?" "Has he shown impatience to fight the Turks as a good Christian prince should have done?" "Maybe no opportunity has presented itself yet." "And still, he doesn't lack war vehemence:" "he didn't chary in conquering the Duchy of Milan." "France is a powerful neighbour for Rome." "Besides, a loyal ally, too, don't forget it." "I will think about your opinion." "You know I find you a clever man." "But don't hasten to collect your reward." "Maximillian is still alive." "So am I." "Flanders" "How do you like my nephew's letter?" "Based on the things His Highness tells, Ferdinand is a model of virtues." "It seems so, Gattinara." "But there is something that bothers me." "If he considers him so virtuous, why has he sent him here, to us?" "Maybe exactly because of this." "Let us see what kind of attitude he is coming into exile with, because that is the reality." "Princess Doña Margaret, Archduchess of Austria!" "No..." "Why, you are Philip's double-ganger!" "Do you really remember my father?" " What was he like?" " A prince, as beautiful as the dawn." "Neither as bad as you must have been told, nor as good as I remember, surely." "There will be time to talk a lot calmly." "I have brought you a present." "This is the lant your husband received you with when you arrived at Castile." "Dear Aunt, take it as a proof of my understanding regarding this fortunate exile." "I have promised loyalty to my brother and I will keep my word." "Your Highness, in the past, I taught you that a King must dream and, stiffly, insist on realizing his desires." "Otherwise he may be remembered more for his purblindness than for the greatness his destiny demands from him." "What are you aiming at?" "Dreaming is King's peculiar, Your Highness, but day-dreaming is forbidden to you." "You insist on the daydream to keep Germaine by your side." "It is impossible because your rank inhibits you from such an absurdity." "And you know it very well." "In certain cases it matters little what you know." "Use your journey to Aragon to draw off from her." "Nobody will be surprised if it happens with due discretion." "I know Doña Germaine." "Do you think she will not understand your reasons?" "My reasons make me stay with her." "You are not the first man who is nuts about the forbidden lady." "Don't mistake it, Your Reverence." "The pleasures of the flesh is not the only thing that ties me to Germaine." "With her, I don't feel myself a decorated King but a man." "If I removed her from my side that would be like tearing my soul out." "Your Highness..." "Castile is waiting for you to fulfill your engagement with Isabella of Portugal." "I have not forgotten that, I assure you." "What would happen if this affair oozed?" "The wedding would solve your problems at one blow." "And do remember that without the support of Portugal..." "I will not marry Isabella." "Let the King know it." "Leave." "I am and have been the lover of love and the lovesickness pleases me." "I've seen many in great sorrow but this overgoes every pain." "My Lord Ribeiro..." "Your unrequited loves give us writings that delight and touch us." "But you would do well to find other topics, too, or you will force us to feed your distresses." " Father." " Go out, everyone." "I have to talk to my daughter." "He is unwilling to marry you." "How dares he?" "To hell with Castile!" "If you are not good enough for its King nor will our gold." "Just because you feel yourself so offended you must not break the relations with the Spanish." "Daughter, I assure you that those bastards understand the threats better than the flattery." "Though the wait is bitter, its fruit is sweet." "That is how my preceptor taught me." "Are not offended by his rejection?" "I know Charles will accept me as a wife." "You've already found the way to convince him." "With God's help, the dream of my grandparents, the Catholic Monarchs, will come true:" "the union of all the kingdoms on the peninsula." "Someday, you will become a magnificent queen." "You will take this message to the King of Castile:" "if he wants Portuguese gold, he must meet his commitment." "Otherwise, there will be consequences." "My very dear and respected Archduchess," "I am writing to you to inform you of my immense worry about the happenings in this Court." "I fear that only your intervention could shepherd the wather back into its appropriate course." "As you certainly know, Germaine of Foix, widow of Ferdinand of Aragon, shows no intention to leave these kingdoms his husband left." "Even less now that His Highness, King Charles, has not only made her his concubine but also got her with child and insists on his wish to continue to keep this dangerous liaison." "Get ready, my lady." "You are coming with me to Aragon." "My lady, bring your nephew to his senses, I beg you." "You must do it immediately because the scandal could prove to be fatal to his rule." "I already know about that Doña Germaine is traveling with us." "It is about something worse." "The King of Portugal threatens with demanding the repayment of the Castilian debt if Charles doesn't agree to marry his daughter." "Castile could not fulfill the payment." "And without money..." "Neither we go back to Flanders nor Charles will become Emperor." "There is another matter." "Cardinal Wolsey has invited His Highness to enter into a peace treaty between the Christian Kingdoms." "An initiative of Rome." "His Holiness wants us to stand up against the Turks instead of waging war among ourselves." "Noble intention." "I know Wolsey." "There must be something else, too." "The French and the English must scheme already to occupy Maximillian's vacant place." "We will discuss the matter with His Highness in Aragon." "England Emperor?" "The French?" "England Have you gone mad, Wolsey?" "My lord, I assure you that you will not find a more beneficial candidate to be Maximillian's successor." "My swineherd would be better, too." "By the way, Francis could count on the support of Rome." "I advise you to take it into account." "Why shouldn't we support Charles?" "Or wouldn't it be more beneficial for England?" "We are family after all." "Exactly, my lord." "Your nephew would never turn against you." "But France..." "Explain yourself." "My lord, you know it, as well as I do, that the General Peace Treaty will stand just untill one of its signers finds it beneficial to betray the treaty." "It is the Pope's majestic blah-blah." "I know it very well." "However, it seems that Francis is very interested in coming to an agreement about a mutual defence and collaboration between France and England." "He himself suggested to seal the agreement with the marriage of the Dauphin of France and your daughter Mary." " In exchange for our support?" " My lord," "if the moment comes" "I suggest you to offer your support to the King of France." "You would secure the peace of the kingdom and have a powerful ally." "Tell Francis we accept the agreement." "He can count on the support of the Crown of England." "Husband, you are putting your entire fortune at stake." " Have you lost your mind?" " I have more men than ships." "I need more ships." "The recruiting's been so successful." "If it goes to the dogs we will go to ruin." "That's right." "All or nothing." "I will come back and cover you with gold." "We have to embrace the opportunity." "Trust me." "I've called for you to resolve my doubts." " If I have the power to..." " You do." "They say you've run into debt to be able to finance the expedition, is that right?" " It is." " You are putting your fortune at stake to serve the Crown?" "It's honurable, no doubt." "I cannot imagine a greater honour than serving you and the King." "I have a good memory." "And when it fails me I ask my secretary." "And we both remember that I warned you that it is an expedition to help Grijalva." "It has no other purpose." "But it's difficult to recruit men without promising them glory and riches." "I admit that the enthusiasm has exceeded my expectations." "You are going to suspend the expedition." "Impossible." "You have not respected the terms of the agreement." "Remove me if you like." "It's your privilege." "But I beg you to be the one who tells my men the news, personally." "I don't want to be responsible for the disorder they will cause when they see their wishes frustrated." "Be accursed thousand times, Hernán Cortés!" "Alright." "Continue it." "But my secretary will monitor every detail of the expedition." " If you try to profit..." " I remain at your disposal." "I advise you to pray for Grijalva to appear." "I do that everyday, sir." "11 ships and more than 300 men for a saving expedition?" "I've already informed you." "I've had to refuse very precious men" " because of the lack of ships." " The Governor was right." "I have to inform him immediately." "I have not finished with you yet." "You are the Governor's cousin, aren't you?" "However, he hasn't been generous with you." "I know that Don Diego denied to grant you a few estates." "What are you aiming at?" "This expedition can't be stopped by anyone now." "Neither by the Governor nor by the King..." "Nor I myself could." "If I tried to my men would destroy this city." "I assure you." "And I'd understand it." "Because I'd have derided their loyalty." "But, what kind of obedience does a gentleman owe to some who belittles him?" "Join me and I will grant you the commandment of one of my ships." "How dare you?" "More than a fifth of the gold which belongs to me as captain." "Did you say, a third?" "That is what I said." "In exchange, you have to inform me immediately about every step the Governor makes." " When are we leaving?" " As soon as we are ready... captain." "Your nephew has fitted in the life of the Court extraordinarily well." "I have heard that several ladies are rivalizing for his favours." "And he appears to be generous in the distribution." "This is what the fortunate ones say." "Bad news?" "Join me." "And bring Ferdinand with you." "Living together with Germaine?" "He must be mad!" "It is more worrying that his councillors recognize that they are unable to deal with the problem." "Don't they realize what is at risk?" "It is not Germaine what imperils the reign of Charles." "It is the rapine Chiévres ang his gang have indulged in." "The matter is known throughout Castile." "And it must have reached the ears of the Aragonese." "Don't doubt that." "It is worse than I thought." "The destiny of Charles is succeeding my father." "If he loses the Spanish Kingdoms he will not have the least possibility to become emperor." "Imagine the Empire in the hands of the French!" "That covetous hyena Chiévres!" "Damned Aragonese!" "You said that the Cortes would listen to us willingly." "And they did Your Highness." "But they have the right to make their conditions." "You will have to accept them if you want to be our king." "These conditions overpass very much the ones which were demanded from me in Castile." "Give me a manpile and I will bring those Aragonese to you, my lord!" "They have a thick skull but they will compound with reasons." " Mine will be of steel." " Here you have one to try it." "But I warn you." "I have mine, too." "You will need more than prayers to argue with me." "Enough!" "Please forgive the Duke of Alba, Your Eminence." "I'm sure he did not want to offend you." "That is right, Your Highness." "Good." "You can leave." "Hold your impetus, Duke, no matter how tempting it is vent on these people." "Your Reverence, you will have to travel to England to sign the pact with the Pope." "The negotiation with the Cortes will be long and difficult." "We should have patience." "Let us meditate every step carefully." "The Aragonese are obstinate." "One should know how to grapple with them." "I didn't expect that the Cortes will question my grandfather's decision." "Or did they forget that he was their King?" "Did I say something stupid?" "What wouldn't your grandfather have given so that the governance of Aragon resemble more to that of Castile?" "You don't know how much he had to suffer." "I imagine." "A moment ago I mediated between the the Archbishop and the Duke of Alba." "A little more and they would have finished in slashes." "I'm happy for your sanity." "I will not gain the devotion of the Aragonese by weapons." "Lean on his Eminence." "The Archbishop of Zaragoza is almost as cunning as his father." "If he intended he would convince the Cortes to crown the devil himself." "Negotiate with him and you will rule in Aragon." "I wasn't wrong when I brought you with me." "I have been thinking." "We have to make the best of my nephew's stumble with Doña Germaine." "You are going to travel to Spain with a letter to Charles." "In that I scold him for what happened and I advise him to appoint you as new councillor." "I'm at your service." "What do you expect from me, my lady?" "You will serve as the counterpoint of Chiévres." "You have to lessen his influence on Charles." "But there is something else." "My nephew should understand that it is vital to keep the heritage of his parents." "Nothing could stand in his way to the imperial throne." "My lady, you entrust me with a mission which I have already felt to be destined to." "That is why I chose you." "And as for Germaine..." "Don't worry." "It will be solved with the necessary discretion." "Here you are." "The letter for Charles." "And don't forget:" "never turn your back on the Lord of Chiévres." "Don't you think that tha palace of Whitehall will be majestic?" "It must be because you have drawn its plans yourself." "The next emperor will be French but England will leave for the posterity works which will make it shine with its own light." "Why should Maximillian's successor be French?" " Because he will have our support." " What are you saying?" "We have come to an agreement with Francis." "It is good for us to be on good terms with him." "Why did you do such a thing?" "The title belongs to my nephew Charles!" "You are talking about an inexperienced boy." " There is no better ally than Francis." " The King of France, our ally?" "Hasn't he always been our enemy?" "My grandparents suffered much because of this." "France and the Empire at the service of Francis's ambition?" "Will you grant him so much power?" "How long will he wait to invade England?" "You are not my Prime Minister, you are my wife!" "Comply with you only obligation." "Rely on that the fruit what you are carrying in your womb is a boy at last." "Pay attention to Henry and his cabals." "Because they are growing so fast that they can be an obstacle for your ambition for the Imperial throne." "Receive the blessing of your aunt, Catherine." "Make sure that this will leave with the first post." "It is nothing." "You can leave." "Call the midwife!" "Quickly!" " Where is the King?" " My lady, we must leave the city." "The crowd has taken the streets and is threatening the palace." " Where do you want to take me?" " To Castile, to stash you." "I want to see the King before." "It is His Higness's will that we should look after your security." "I don't want to leave this place untill I hear from his own lips that I should leave." "Think about what you are carrying in your womb: the King's child!" "Will you endanger him?" "We will not permit that." "Take her." "The streets in Zaragoza are painted with blood." "Read this lampoon which hangs on our churches." ""You, land of Castile, are very unfortunate and cursed because you bear that such a noble kingdom is governed by foreigners who don't love you."" "While we here content ourselves with writings, the Aragonese had the courage to rush into the streets to demonstrate their uneasiness." "Don't overestimate the courage, my lady." "The impatience draws the judicious to commit the los mistakes of the foolish." "Don Charles has failed all of his commitments, but he has filled his pockets quite well." "He is not the King Castile deserves." "How long should we wait?" "I know well what you think and it isn't too different from my own thoughts, but what has the revolt in Zaragoza served for?" "It hasn't succeeded in anything." "I do say that we should act, I do." "But measuring our steps and on the appropriate way." "And that way isn't that of the weapons." "I wish you were right." "Though I fear that sooner or later the weapons will be those who speak for us." "My lord," "I'm sorry that the Queen's pregnancy did not get to a good end." "What is there in my wife's womb that consumes every seed?" "Only God knows." "You have done the impossible." "Do not blame yourself." "This is her only obligation, for Saint George's sake!" "And, moreover, she tries to meddle in state affairs." "What are you refering to, my lord?" "She is obstinate in that I should withdraw my support to Francis because only his nephew Charles should be emperor." "My lord, we have already committed ourselves with France." "Anyway, I'm not sure that you advise me well." "My only wish is to serve you and England, Your Highness." "We have already assured the peace with France." "Why should I permit that its king accumulates so much power?" "I don't know..." "Maybe your wife does not look after the fences of England when she advises you this way." "I think you should not pay..." "It is your king who you talk to!" "Not her." "I see." "Nonetheless, I don't share your doubts." "What would be the appropriate decision for you?" "At the moment, withdrawing our help to Francis." "If he has to become emperor, will not be at my expense." "You have the last word always, Your Highness." "Can you explain me, sir, who gave you order to remove Doña Germaine from Court?" "The reason did, my lord." "How long has the reason governed you decisions?" "I consider my duty to look beyond on what my obligations permit me." "If your enemies have caused her any harm they would have caused it to you." "Even more in her actual state." "That is why I didn't hesitate to act." "Indeed, nothing would dissatisfy me more than if she suffer any harm." "Pray to God for that not to happen." "Because you will pay." "Leave." "And don't appear before me untill I require that." "As you order, Your Highness." " My aunt holds you in high esteem." " The Archduchess is very generous." " I don't deserve her compliments." " You are prudent." "But my aunt usually grants every man his rightful value." "And, apparently, she trusts that you can adivse me well." "My lady only wishes that you complied with your destiny." "And, for this, should I remove Doña Germaine from my side?" "This is the mission she assigned to you." "Convince me." "You are judicious, Your Highness." "That is why it surprises me that you don't see how much you risk with this relationship." "You are not the first one who tells me this." "And I will tell you what I told the others:" "I will not leave Germaine." "Are you ready to lose the Imperial Crown because of her?" "Because if you don't want that, you will have to make a decision soon." "Now matter how dear it is." "Is this for His Highness?" "Pay attention to Henry and his cabals." "Because they are growing so fast that they can be an obstacle for your ambition for the Imperial throne." "But blame less my husband for plotting against you than those who he pays attention to," "people who are capable of any infamy which they can purchase a profit with." "Stay alert and do not commit the same mistakes." "Because you should never forget whose son and grandson you are." "Receive the blessing of your aunt, Catherine." "How was the journey?" "Doña Germaine is in good safety as you ordered." "And that is how it should be for now." " When do you leave for England?" " I should go to Laredo this day." "Any new intruction de His Higness?" "I haven't seen him since you left Zaragoza." "But he will not be able to remain without my advice for much time." "I assure you." "The challenges which our kingdoms submit us to are not pitiable, as you know it well." "And those which are waiting for us in the future also will not be that." "That is why I have decided that Mercurino Gattinara should be my new chancellor." "Your Highness." "Let us welcome him." "Did you know anything about this?" "I fear he is a gift from the Archduchess." "Lord of Chiévres, come closer." "His Eminence, the Archbishop Alfonso, must be broguht before my presence." "I will order searching for him immediately." "Your Highness, there are important pending matters we should talk about." "I will talk about them with Chancellor Gattinara." "What can we expect from Gattinara?" "Your Reverence, you are not the one who should travel to London" " but me." " That was not the King's order." "You know that I don't have his trust in these difficult moments." " He needs loyal councillors." " Aside from the Chancellor." "The incognito of his presence opens makes even more necessary that you stay in Aragon." "I don't know..." "The whole thing seems very abrupt to me." "Maybe we should discuss it with His Higness." "Let him concentrate on the important things and let us deal with the details." " Alright." "If that is how you judge it." " Without doubt." "I only care for the welfare of my lord." "Just the will for agreement inspires my acts." "I assure you." "It is clear to me, Your Eminence." "My new chancellor is going to explain why we convened you." "You shall agree with me that His Higness, the legitimate heir to the Crown, only wishes to come to this same agreement you seek." " Nobody casts doubt on it." " However, we have intended to negotiate with the Cortes for weeks and have not come to an agreement." "Or would Aragon like to break its union with Castile?" "Good gracious no." "Let us speak clearly, Your Eminence." "Without you help, we will not reach anything." "You suppose that I have more power than I really do." "I would like to talk about your power." "Convince the Cortes to grant us their support and I assure you that nothing will change for you." "I don!" "t only look after my fences but also after the future of the Crown." "What troubles you?" "Your sucession." "If when you die you don't have an heir, your brother Ferdinand will have to occupy the throne of Aragon." "It seems fair to me." "You have my word." "Well, in that case, you can count on my support and loyalty." "We will see us at the Cortes, Your Eminence." "Bad news?" "Doña Germaine has just given me a daughter." "A letter has come from the King!" "He is reclaiming us in the Court." "Give my daughter to me." "Prepare everything so that we could go tomorrow." "Izabella." "Very soon, you will get to know your father." "What is this that cannot wait untill a good Christian has his lunch?" "It's about Grijalva, sir." "He's just sailed into a port in the south." "Are you sure about what you are saying?" "As sure as I know that you are standing in fornt of me." "Listen to me." "These news mustn't reach the Governor's ears." "Not untill I order that." "But tell him that my wife invites him to dinner in my home this evening." "If we don't act acutely, we can consider expedition a lost one." "I trust you." "You are very beautiful." "Calm down." "The Governor mustn't suspect anything." "Forgive me." "I'm afraid." "I need you to be serene and alert." "If you do as I've explained everything will go to our favour." "And don't forget one thing:" "this night, we are playing with the fortune." "Thank you for accepting our invitation." "I couldn't refuse it coming from your enchanting wife." "And you honour me by visiting my home." "My wife is right." "Our differences mustn't be an obstacle to share a dinner." "Take a seat." "This wine is from Extremadura, my land." "I hope you will like it." "Excuse me." "What clumsiness!" "If you will excuse me..." "I'm going to treat the wound." "No!" "Let me." "You and I have to come to an agreement." "Our interests are similar." "This makes it even more difficult." "And even more if you insist to qusetion my authority." "It's difficult not to dream about fabulous ventures in this island." "Please assign my mistakes rather to enthusiasm than to rebelliousness." "No!" "That's enough." "You will need it to the roast." "I hope you will like it." "It's been cooked for you." "What happened?" "One of my horses got off from the stables and broke its hoof." "And will you leave him like that the whole night?" "Do you want me to slight our guest this way?" "The animal have to be sacrificed." "It's not fair to leave him suffer." " Don't you agree, sir?" " Of course." "Go." "Go and end its suffering." "If you order it..." "I will be back as soon as I can." "And you, wife, take care of the Governor the way he deserves." "Don't worry." "He will not lack anything." "The flesh supplier will supply our ships as you asked." "Let him bring everything he has." "It's necessary to have the crew satisfied." "The grocery is in a very convenient place, near the port." "Don't be scanty in the payment." "For the troubles." "Before the sun rises the men should be in the port, ready to embark." " I will go with the last ship." " There's another thing." "It's about Velázquez." "Transmit to your lord our gratitude and the utmost pontiff's for supporting this beneficial treaty for the Christendom." " I will." " Are you leaving today?" "I am." "I have to return to Aragon where I will make an accurate report about what happened here." "I have learned that my lord has already made his oath as King of Aragon." "This will facilitate his election to succeed his grandfather the emperor." "Though I understand that you prefer Francis in the Imperial throne." "I see you are well informed." "In politics, it is necessary to have thousand eyes and ears." "Beside good judgement." "That is why your mistake surprises me." "And what is it, sir?" "We are ready to pay more." "And what if I said that I have not asked any reward for my help?" "I would think that you have lost an excellent opportunity." "And I do not consider you a man who lets that pass." "The compensation that I expect is not good for any pocket." "I would not despise gold but... can you guarantee the papacy to me?" "My lord will go to Rome to receive your blessing." "I assure you." "In this case, you can count on mine." "Sir?" "Sir!" "Sir, wake up!" " Sir!" " What happened?" " It's about Grijalva." " Grijalva?" "Yes, sir." "He's arrived to Santiago." "And I'm bringing another message." "Don Hernán Cortés is saying goodbye to you untill his return." "Hurry up!" "Call the guards!" "What are you waiting for?" "Forgive me but it is not possible." "I must hurry to catch up with Cortés's ships." "Because I myself have to take the command of one ship." "Your Highness." "I introduce you to your daughter." "I named her Isabella." "If you find it appropriate." "Of course." "I was sorry that you could not be there in her baptism." "Please forgive me." "It was impossible." "I have asked you to come here because I have something to announce." "Your wedding." "Do you wedlock me?" "With a knight of the highest qualities and virtues." "With great properties and titles." "It could not be otherwise to be worthy of you." "He is the Marquis of Brandeburg." "Brother to one of the prince-electors." "Very convenient." "Not just for me." "You are worthy grandson of your grandfather Ferdinand." "I imagine that is all, Your Highness." "Allow me, then, to retire." "I have to get ready for my wedding." "It satisfies me very much to know that we have your lord the King's support for this peace treaty." "He has no other aspiration but defending the faith, Your Holiness." "And he will serve better the Church when he becomes emperor." "I see." "Is that why you have come here?" "To smooth the way for him?" "I only wish to remind you that Charles the worthy grandson of the Catolic Monarchs who were always loyal allies to the Church of Rome." "Besides, he is King of Naples, child." "Have you forgotten that?" "Thereby, neighbour of the Holy See." "And now he also wants to be emperor." "It is too much power in one man." "You have nothing to fear if that man is at your service." "All the candidates will be Christian princes." "Don't forget that." "I can expect loyalty from all of them." "Can you find loyalty among the virtues of the King of France?" "Do you think Francis seems a better option to me?" "When the moment comes I will have to choose between the bad choices." "You already know what my decision is, then." " I have to talk to you." " I already know the good news." "The Cortes bent the neck to you." "It is the moment to return to Flanders." "No!" "You will not go back." "You will leave for Portugal to marry King Manuel." "Manuel?" " But he is an old man!" " Think about the interest of the kingdom." " You promised me...!" " We are offspring of monarchs!" "And we are destined to perpetuate our lineage." "If it takes sacrifices we accept them without any vacillation." "Is it not enough what you did to Ferdinand and Catherine?" "Do you also have to betray me?" "!" "But I won't go to Portugal!" " Do you hear me?" "I won't!" " Enough!" " No!" "You will go and you will marry because the King orders it." "I hate you!" "You don't have a heart." "Daughter..." "You know well that I would have prefered accompany you to the altar." "By accepting Charles's proposal, I only think about what is best for Portugal." "Everybody says that your fiancée is beautiful and intelligent." "She will be a good wife and a good queen." "You should not grieve over me, father." "If you are happy, I am happy, too." "We will find a good husband for you, Isabella." "No, father." "I will only marry Charles." "I will wait whatever it takes." "Either Caesar or nothing." "You did the right thing, Your Highness." "The Lord of Chiévres is waiting." "I am only receiving you to tell you that you are no longer in my service." "You are leaving for Flanders today." "Your Highness, will you not give me opportunity to defend myself?" "I have been too patient with you." "I will not permit more impudence." "I didn't leave the Court because of disobedience but to render you a service." "Your insolence is intolerable." "The Chancellor of England had a plan against you what I wrecked successfully." "Wolsey had sealed a secret agreement with the King of France which guaranteed him the Imperial throne." "But I broke it successfully." "England will support your candidature, my lord." " How could you do such a thing?" " Suggesting a more beneficial treaty." "And he accepted it willingly." "You went to meet him as someone who goes to the market." "You can not reach what you wish for without dirty hands, Your Highness." "If this handiwork disgusts you I advise you to have by your side a person always who doesn't have frills." "Lord of Chiévres, you will remain in my counsel." "But I will not give you another opoortunity to defy me." "Remember this." "What happened?" "Your Highness..." "The Emperor is dead." "Are you alright, Your Highness?" "Yes..." "I am." "It is just... the job I see in front of me seems colossal." "You would be careless if you thoguht otherwise." "But this is your destiny:" "to be as great as Charlemagne." "To get to unite all the Christian kingdoms under one goverment." "A king who, besides, will be, the guardian of the faith." "Fiet unum ovile et unus pastor." "There will be one flock and one shepherd." "And what if I cannot comply with such a high mission?" "You will not be alone, Your Highness." "Your aunt Margaret and I myself will be with you." "Have faith and the borders of your Empire will not have an end." "I, Charles," "King of Spain, Archduke of Austria," "Count of Flanders and Duke of Burgundy, still with the loss of my grandfather the Emperor in my memory and heart," "declare my decisive will to succeed him on the throne which belongs to me by rank and lineage." "May God want to bend the prince-electors to my favour." "Because only the defence of the peace and the faith leads me." "In the next episode:" "Maximilian died without being crowned by the Pope, so without having the right to name a sucessor." "According to the law of the Empire, you are entitled to choose him." "Your Highness, your nephew will not be emperor." "To obtain the Empire has a price." "And the King needs his noblemen's help." " Will you persecute my husband?" " Wouldn't I have the right to do so?" "The bribes will not be enough." "It is not in my nature to suffer for a moment for something that will end in my favour." "Let us not kid ourselves." "This is a robbery." "And if my aunt doesn't get th guaranty, it will have served for nothing." "Me?" "To be emperor?" "I will kill those damned usurers with my own hands!" "I will sell France if it is necessary!" "I need you to pass an inapellable mandate to my aunt." "I have decided to present my candidature to the Empire." "I assure you you will not regret it." "We will not give him the money he needs so much without receiving anything in exchange." " What will you reclaim this time?" " Your Highness..." "Hundreds of mercenaries are surrounding us." " Aguilar!" " You will be the next emperor." "Even my own family turns the cold shoulder to me!"