“We proceed with a plan, Your Excellency,” Woodville replied eagerly. “And in great haste, for the longer The Hog holds authority, the more peril to our supporters. I would share our plan to seize the regency, devised yestermorn by myself, the Queen Regent, her son the marquess, my brother Anthony, and Lionel—” Silence followed as he bowed to the Bishop of Salisbury. “We"re about to besiege all England.”
Silence. Surmise. Denys could almost see their pupils dilate.
“I have fortified the Woodville fleet with several more vessels, using the portion of the royal treasure we retrieved. We"ve leased two Genoese ships, Spanish carracks, currently the largest in the fleet—carracks are the largest sailing ships in Europe. They are now anchored in the Downs, twixt Goodwin Sands and the east coast
