Although based on the history of the Tudor family, primarily King Henry the 8th, and the Showtime TV show- The Tudors- parts of history and said TV show have been tweaked and changed as the author's imagination deemed fit :)
"Tell me, you'll marry me Lady Amelie." King Henry the 8th said with a confident smirk, assuming she would not turn down his marriage proposal.
And he had no reason to even think Amelie would turn down his proposal, who wouldn't want to be the next Queen of England? Henry believed himself to be the most powerful man in the world. He managed to separate England from the grasp of the Vatican and formed the Church of England. His first wife refused to give up the title, his second wife manipulated him in order to become Queen, his third wife married him without a proper courtship, his fourth wife was more than two decades younger than him .
And there was the fact that he had taken her virtue, she was known to be his mistress far and wide in England and their neighboring countries.
But then, this wasn't the first time Henry was asking Amelie's hand in marriage.
He first asked for her hand in marriage soon after he realized that his marriage to Anne Boleyn had gotten too complicated and not conducive enough for the English throne.
But Amelie refused, she did not want to be Queen.
He then asked for her hand in marriage when his advisors pushed hard for him to find a wife after the beheading of Anne Boleyn.
Amelie refused again, she feared she might face the same fate as Anne Boleyn.
He then asked for her hand in marriage after he realized marrying Anne of Cleves would never produce a male heir as she repulsed him.
Amelie refused again, she had become comfortable being King Henry the 8th's Maitresse-en-titre, she lived a comfortable life, had a loving and powerful companion and was too smart to know that being Queen would only complicate her life.
He then asked again when it was known to all of England that his latest Queen, the young Queen Catherine Howard entertained not just his majesty but another man, a man he trusted in his court.
Amelie refused again, she was hurt that he married the young Catherine Howard and departed from court while Howard reigned as Queen. But she could never leave King Henry's side and despite refusing his fourth marriage proposal, she resumed her duties as Maitresse-en-titre soon after Catherine Howard's fall from grace.
And now he was asking her…again.
Amelie was ready to reply, but she hesitated.
Because something had changed, something she never planned, never thought possible.