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The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn

I once had the world at my feet.

I still remember the day I arrived from Paris, the glitter of it on me like the phosphorescence fireflies leave behind on your fingers. Having been absent from England for so long, I was eager to rejoin the court. Even in France I’d heard about the king turning against his wife for her repeated miscarriages. Every month she promised him an heir, and every month her courses would come, and her hopes, his hopes, and the hopes of a kingdom were dashed.

I arrived in the midst of this unstable time as the newest member of the king’s court. I quickly became the favorite. I could’ve had any man at court. Of that much I am certain. But when the king turned his dark gaze on me, I knew I was his. Maybe he would even crown me.

Now I sit in the tower awaiting the roll of the drums, the sign that my time has come. They say he has turned his dark gaze on someone new. The intrigue will begin again, as if I never existed. My time is over. Another’s will begin.

It was always ever thus.

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The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn
THX 0477
Posted 7 months ago

Nice description of things from her point of view with a lovely rise and fall to it all from beginning to end. Men can be such jerks sometimes, huh? Even kings, apparently. Well, probably more often kings now that I think of it.
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NightMaiden
Posted 7 months ago

THX 0477 , some kings are the BIGGEST jerks. Jerks doesn’t even describe it.

Anyways, wonderful story, I’m always happy to read your writing.
You write so well and with such liveliness. I like how you put in the rise and the fall in one ficlet…Gives you the impression that glory goes as quick as it comes. ^^
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Ana Cristina
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks, guys! :-)
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SKermitgorf
Posted 7 months ago

Told in 1st person makes it so much better, through the eyes/ears lips of the woman in Henry VIII life.
LoA
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flute faerie
Posted 7 months ago

Omg, is this a series from the Tudor era?? Queen Elizabeth I is my role model, inspiration, and fav queen ever!
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn
Ana Cristina
Posted 7 months ago

She’s my favorite queen, too. :-) I’m working my way up to writing about her. This is from the Tudor era, but about Henry VIII ’s wives. Coincidentally, as you probably know, Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth’s mother.
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Six Feet Under The Stars
Posted 4 months ago

the timing of this is wrong. henry courted her for 6 years before they even married. and by then she was already pregnant with elizabeth. he also then didnt kill her for another 3 years. sorry if im being nit-picky, but like i said, this is one of those things that i am a spaz about because i know the entire history, and am basically obsessed with all of it.
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S. Lynn
Posted 3 months ago

I really like this so far! I always loved reading stories about this!
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn
penguincaptain18
Posted 3 months ago

This is a really cool series. I’m learning quite a bit (more from the comments actually). I too like the first person pov. Its super cool, almost like ur actually there.