"Cordelia, Princess of England"
Based on "The Tudors"
February 18, 1516
The screams echoed throughout the halls. It had been going on for hours. He was afraid that she wouldn't survive…that the baby wouldn't survive.
Finally, he heard the wails. He smiled and let out a sigh of relief. As he stood by the door, preparing himself to meet his child for the first time, there was another wail.
Two? Twins?
His eyes widened in surprise and happiness. Two!
"You may come in now, your majesty" one of the ladies-in-waiting said
"Thank you, Ella" he said, walking through the doors. He stopped when he saw his wife sitting on the bed, with one baby in her arms.
"Katherine?" he said
"Come and meet your daughter, Henry" Queen Katherine of Aragon said, with a smile.
King Henry VIII smiled a small smile as he walked over to his wife's bed. Though he was a little upset about not having a son, he was happy to have a daughter.
"She's beautiful" Henry said "What shall we name her?"
"I've been thinking of names for quite some time" Katherine said "I like Mary"
"Mary" Henry said "It fits her quite nicely"
Katherine smiled as she looked down at her daughter.
"Katherine" Henry said "When I was outside, I thought I heard two wails. Two babies"
"You did, Henry" Katherine said, as another lady-in-waiting walked over to the bed "Meet your other daughter"
The lady-in-waiting placed the baby in her father's arms. Immediately, Henry smiled one of the biggest smiles he had ever done. His heart filled with happiness.
There was something about his youngest daughter that stole Henry's heart away. He wasn't sure what it was, but he didn't care. All he cared about was her.
"What shall we name her, Henry?" Katherine asked, with a smile
"Cordelia. It means 'heart' in Latin" Henry said, almost immediately "We shall name her Cordelia. Because she just stole my heart away"
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5 years later…
Princess Cordelia Tudor giggled as she ran across the green grass that surrounded the castle. She was chasing butterflies, a habit that she enjoyed very much. She was waiting for her sister, Mary, to come out and play with her. So, for now, all who was with her was her nurse, Lady Diane.
"Be careful, Princess!" Lady Diane said, to the giggling child "We do not want to get your dress dirty, now do we?"
Cordelia let out a screech when a butterfly flew past her head. She quickly turned and started chasing it, her dark brown hair flying in the wind. She continued to chase it, even up until the castle gates.
"Princess Cordelia!" Lady Diane yelled, chasing after the toddler "Princess Cordelia, stop!"
A bolt of fear shot through Lady Diane's body when she saw the king step out from the shadows and grab onto Cordelia's arm.
Oh no! she thought This is not good!
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Henry smiled as he grabbed onto his youngest daughter's arm.
"What are you doing, child?" he asked, with a smile "Chasing butterflies?"
Cordelia nodded. "Yes, Daddy"
"Did you catch any?" Henry asked, picking his daughter up and looking into her big, brown eyes
"No" Cordelia said, almost sadly "I have not"
"Your majesty" Lady Diane said, quickly bowing "I'm so sorry. I tried to catch her…"
"Not to worry, Lady Diane" Henry said, not looking away from his daughter "Princess Cordelia would have been in no harm. I've been watching her alongside you"
"Have I done a poor job?" Lady Diane asked, fear clear in her eyes
"Not at all!" Henry said "You are doing an excellent job" He paused to let Cordelia down and laughed as she ran off again.
"I just can't take my eyes off of her" Henry said, turning to Lady Diane "Is that bad?"
"Of course not, your majesty" Lady Diane said "After all, she is your daughter"
"There's something about her" Henry said, turning back to Cordelia "I can't think of what it is to save my soul"
Lady Diane smiled. "It's just the pride of being a father showing through, your majesty" she said "I've seen you do the same with Princess Mary"
Henry smiled. "Continue on, Lady Diane" he said "Don't let my heart run away"
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5 years later…
Princess Cordelia rolled her eyes as the seamstress measured the length of her arms and legs. She hated getting measured for dresses. Absolutely despised it. But, it's what had to be done.
"How much longer, Mother?" Cordelia asked "I shall like to go and read"
"Soon, my child" Katherine replied "You still have some dresses to try on from the last time you were measured"
"This really is fun, if you think about it, Cordelia" Mary said, from the other side of the room "I love trying on dresses and getting measured for new ones"
"Of course you do" Cordelia said, turning to her sister "Of course you do"
"Well, it's better than spending every waking moment outside, getting these beautiful dresses dirty!" Mary practically shot back "Are you a boy or a girl?"
Blood rushed up to Cordelia's cheeks. Her hands curled into fists. "What did you say?"
"Are you a boy or a girl?" Mary repeated
"Girls, stop!" Katherine exclaimed "What would your father say about your behavior?"
Cordelia and Mary were silent.
"Now, Mary, apologize to your sister!" Katherine said "Now!"
Mary rolled her eyes. "I'm sorry, Cordelia"
Cordelia bowed her head in response. Katherine could tell that Cordelia wasn't being sincere when she accepted her sister's apology, but she didn't want to continue this any further.
"Cordelia, why don't you take a break?" Katherine said "Go outside and do as you please. I will come and get you when it is time for you to try on your dresses"
Cordelia nodded and hurried off to put her dress back on before going outside.
"I told you not to provoke your sister like that!" Katherine said, once Cordelia was gone
"I'm sorry, Mother" Mary said "But, it's true! She spends more time outside reading and taking walks than doing the things that I have to do, such as going to teas and things of that nature"
"I know, darling" Katherine said "But, you are the next in line for the throne. Cordelia is not."
"That shouldn't matter" Mary said "What if I die? Then she's next!"
"Heaven forbid anything should happen to you!" Katherine exclaimed "Never say anything like that again!"
"I'm sorry, Mother" Mary said "I just get so frustrated!"
"Why don't you take a break as well?" Katherine said "Just, don't bother your sister"
Mary nodded and hurried off to get changed. Katherine let out a sigh and sat down in a chair.
Ok, this is my first attempt at a Tudors fanfic. I hope that the characters aren't too OOC.
I hope that you like this story. I have a lot of interesting ideas for the coming chapters. Please be warned that some parts of the story might be a little slow.
Also, I only own Cordelia and any character that you don't recognize from the show!!
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