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• The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  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…

• Anne of Cleeves, The Flanders Mare

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  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…

• Catherine of Aragon, The Warrior Queen (II)

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  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…

• Jane Seymour's Promise

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  On the same day they beheaded her, he proposed to me. As they were dismantling the scaffold and wiping her blood off the henc…

• Kitty Howard Comes to Court (I)

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  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 …

• Kitty Howard Comes to Court (II)

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

• Catherine Parr's Triumph

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  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…