Stories tagged with "henry viii"
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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 phosphores…
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Anne of Cleeves, The Flanders Mare

My brother assured me I would be happy in my new marriage, that this marriage will make all of Germany happy, too.
He told m…
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Catherine of Aragon, The Warrior Queen (II)

At first it was easy to love him back. He was so full of life, so eager to please me. The English came to love and respect me…
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Jane Seymour's Promise

On the same day they beheaded her, he proposed to me. As they were dismantling the scaffold and wiping her blood off the henc…
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Kitty Howard Comes to Court (I)

When my uncle called me to court I was only too eager to come. There was the promise of new dresses and jewels and even more …
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Kitty Howard Comes to Court (II)

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Catherine Parr's Triumph

Marriage is something I have gotten used to. You might even say I’ve become good at it.
At 15 I was married to a baron. He d…