The Steely Side of Catherine

Acting as regent wasn't just a case of having some honorary title bestowed on you. It was a concrete matter of defending the realm. A task that required pragmatism and quick decision-making in the face of genuine military threat. While Henry's in France, the Scottish decide now would be a good time to pop across the border and cause some trouble. But rather than allow the privy council to take the lead in sorting out the defence, Catherine takes the lead herself. She starts writing letters to noblemen, mustering their troops, saying turn up, fight. And she gets as far north as Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire.