Wives one, two, and three...

Hello!

Sorry I have been MIA the past couple of days, the husband and I have just been lounging and not doing much of anything. But I am back and ready to delve into more historical fun! We left off with Mary losing her title of princess and being separated from her mother, well things don't look very bright for Mary in the near future either. Lets analyze her life through each of Henry's consecutive wives and that of her brother Edwards reign!

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn, the woman who replaced Mary's mother, obviously did not have much of a chance in building a friendship with Mary. Anne always felt that she never could truly be queen while Catherine was still alive but Henry refused to do more then banish Catherine to a castle out of the way of most human interaction, including that of her daughters. Mary was not even allowed to go to her mother when she was dying and thus extreme distain built up within Mary for Anne. And when Anne gave birth to Elizabeth I, Mary was forced to attend the 'new' princess. However Mary didn't have to do this for long because Elizabeth herself would be declare a bastard shortly and fall into the same position Mary held. The difference perhaps being that Elizabeths mother was beheaded on charges of incest, adultery, and witchcraft.

Jane Seymour

Out with the old and in with the new! That seemed to be King Henry's motto because he hardly waited for Anne's head to hit the ground before he married his third wife Jane Seymour. Jane set out to reunite Henry with he two daughters and finally Mary was allowed to return back to court after she signed a letter that stated that her mothers marriage with King Henry was not valid. Later she would send a secret letter claiming she was forced to write the previous one, which I believe would be quite true.

Edward Tudor 

 It is said that Jane was the only true love of Henry VIII but I am not sure I believe that. Love is to hard to analyze and I am sure he had love for a lot of his wives, but Jane did the thing no other wife succeeded in--she gave Henry a son. The happy couple named the boy Edward but that happiness was met with sorrow when Jane died due to complications with the birth.

Now in an effort to keep these posts short I will leave wives 4-6 and Edward for the next post (hopefully tomorrow).

Happy Journeys
Lady Thiessen