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Anne's Resolve [Twisted History Challenge]

The hour was nigh. She could feel her body tensing, the muscles preparing themselves. She pushed back the sheets and was walking to the chamber pot when her membranes ruptured. Warm water spilled from between her legs onto the tile floor. She sank back into the bed, teeth clenching as a sudden spasm of pain overtook her.

“Girl!” she called in a voice made thin by nerves. Thankfully, the servant heard her and came running.
“Tell the king that my time has come.”
The servant essayed a deep curtsy before scurrying away again, almost colliding with a man at the door. He moved quickly towards the bed, reaching it in two strides.
“Did you alert the king, sister?”
She could only nod in response as another wave of pain washed over her. He leaned over her, his eyes dark and intense, mirror images of her own. “Shouldn’t we wait until after – ”
Her eyes flashed open, two pools of liquid fire. “No! This time, it will be a boy.”

Anne Boleyn was right – she gave birth to a healthy baby boy, the future monarch of England.

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Anne's Resolve [Twisted History Challenge]
PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)
Posted 3 months ago

King Henry IX I presume? Good descriptions.
Anne's Resolve [Twisted History Challenge]
John Perkins
Posted 3 months ago

Cool. I loved the descriptions of their eyes.
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Ana Cristina
Posted 3 months ago

@ Pyro, actually it’s Henry VIII .
Thanks to the both of you. :)
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Mistress Elsha Hawk
Posted 3 months ago

Loved it! (I think Pyro meant the baby) Such an important event, and well depicted. :)
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Ana Cristina
Posted 3 months ago

Oh, silly me. I thought he was referring to the king, not the baby. Thanks for pointing that out, Mistress Elsha. ;p
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JMSquire
Posted 3 months ago

Wow, excellent choice of a historical event to switch around. Loved the terseness of the dialog, how she snaps at him near the end.
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Six Feet Under The Stars
Posted 3 months ago

YES !!! someone finally did king henry the 8th type events!!! my favorite time period, and actually the one i had in mind when i wrote the challenge. lol. loooovee the idea. and a little scary, considering what a son of anne boleyn might have been like. thanks for entering!!
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THX 0477
Posted 3 months ago

That certainly would have been a much nicer outcome for poor Anne. Lovely descriptions, language, and an impressive amount of material in a little ficlet.
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Eckhouse
Posted 3 months ago

Anne gets the same treatment as she did, Henry IX is Skywalkered away by the nanny – I smell a series, girl.
Anne's Resolve [Twisted History Challenge]
Jenunique
Posted 3 months ago

Excellent!! :D
Anne's Resolve [Twisted History Challenge]
Ana Cristina
Posted 3 months ago

@ Eckhouse, hey you’re more than welcome to continue this and sequel! (Maybe it could even be a hit, kind of like that story with that ball … what was it again? ;p)
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Russell Ruffino
Posted 3 months ago

Ahhh, in England we spend a fair bit of our first year history lessons learning about Henry Tudor and that period of English history. Top stuff.