The Consort

This is just a little overview of the story's layout and background.

Titles: These are all the ranks that a concubine can become. When a consort becomes a higher rank, she is rewarded with a bigger allowance and more servants. Consorts rank above all other ladies of the court, except for the queen and princesses.

Ranks in order of lowest to highest

First rank: Lady

Second rank: Is The Honorable Lady

Third rank: The Right Honorable Lady

Fourth rank: The Most Honorable Lady

Fifth rank: The Right Honorable and Most Noble Lady. Also get to use the style Your Grace.

Six rank: Queen Mother or Dowager Queen. This is a rank very few Consorts, reach and is reserved only for the mother to the king.

Line of Succession

All the sons of the queen come first in order of birth, after the queen's' sons, the king can pick which order his sons through consorts can be placed in the line of succession. If the queen has no son, then the king will name as heir, a son through one of the consorts. If the queen has a son after he names one of his children through consorts as heir, the consort's son will be replaced with the queen's son. If the king only has princesses, he can choose any princess as his heir. If the queen is not mother to the heir to the throne when the king dies, she becomes the queen dowager and shall be treated with respect. If a consort is mother to the heir to the throne, when the king dies, she will become the queen mother and advise her son and if the boy is a minor when he becomes king, she will act as his regent.

Children's title

All children of the king by the queen and his consorts are styled prince and princess.

Characters

King Henry Viii: Age 31

Queen Katherine: Age 35

Princess Margaret: Age 24

Princess Mary: Age 8

Charles Brandon: Age: 33

Current Consorts

Lady Bessie Blount: Age 24. Bessie Blount is one of Henry's main concubines and the mother to the current heir to the through Prince Harry. She is the highest ranking consort with the rank of The Right Honorable and Most Noble Lady Bessie Blount. She also helps the queen with running the Harem.

Lady Anne Stafford: Age 22. Anne is the daughter of the duke of Buckingham and a great beauty. She is a favorite of the king and is the mother of his daughter Princess Isabel. Rank: The Most Honorable Lady Anne Stafford.

Lady Jane Howard: Age: 19: A distant cousin of Anne and Mary Boleyn and a relation cousin to the duke of Norfolk. She is pretty, smart and ambitious and won't anyone stand in her way. Though she has served the king for three years now, she has yet to conceive a child. Rank: The Honorable Lady Jane Howard.

Lady Mary Boleyn: Age21. Mary is the older sister of Anne and George Boleyn, a cousin of Jane Howard and daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Boleyn. The king was enraptured by her beauty during her audition into the Harem and she is currently Pregnant with the King's child. Rank: Lady Mary.

Lady Agnes Blewitt: Age18. She is the king's newest consort and comes from a minor noble family, and she keeps this in mind when she reminds herself how lucky she is to be in her position. Rank: Lady Agnes.

Soon to be consorts

Lady Anne Boleyn: Age 17. Anne is worried about being chosen to join the king's harem, and really doesn't want to do it. She wants to make an honorable marriage and live in peace with her husband. She is certain she won't be picked because her sister is already a member of the harem, and usually only one girl from a family is picked.

Lady Jane Seymour: Age 16. Jane comes to the place with hope in her young eyes and wants to be able to advance her families fortunes. Jane and Anne will become best friends and travel the dangers of the harem together. (I am envisioning Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour for this story)

Lady Eleanor Luke: Age 17. Is very beautiful and a great rival for Anne, for the king's affection.

Lady Ursula Misseldon: Age 18: From a minor family and has always wanted to be a part of the king's harem.

Lady Elizabeth Bryan: Age 18: Family has close ties to the king. She is beautiful and blonde.

Lady Cecelia Neville: Age: 16: Cecelia is from the powerful Neville's family and was selected for her family connection.

Lady Katherine Brooke: Age 17: A young pretty girl who may not be as innocent as she appears.

Lady Bess Webb: 19: Bess was chosen when the king saw her riding in the woods with her betrothed.

These are not all the characters, just some of thought were really important to introduce.