Ages-
Katherine of Aragon-32
King Henry VIII-26
Princess Mary Tudor-1
Thomas Boleyn-40
Anne Boleyn- being born in 1501 making her 16
Mary Boleyn-18
George Boleyn-6
Sir Thomas More-38
Charles Brandon-33
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September 8th 1517
I screamed loudly falling back against the pillows soaked with sweat I let out a throaty cry.
"My Lady you are having twins you have to push" I almost laughed twins it just did not seem possible.
I took a deep breath and pushed screaming as I felt the child enter the world its scream ringing threw the chambers. Sleep was the only thing my mind could possible think of but I forced myself to stay up.
"What is it?" I asked weakly the maids nervous voice reached my ears and I fell against the pillows letting my mind drift of to sleep…
Thomas Boleyn
I paced the room nervously waiting for the birth of the second child my child. I sighed sitting down only to have the sound of a child's screams ring in the air I stood up quickly walking to the door.
A maid walked out her face solemn looking at the King before whispering in my ear I swallowed hard turning to the men behind me.
"Well what is it?" the King asked standing up his face annoyed.
"She had a girl and a boy" the room was deathly silent but for the sound of the King's gritting teeth.
"Congratulations" the King's voice said clipped with anger I nodded my head as he left with everyone else. I sighed sitting back down looking at my hands.
"When can I see her and the children?" I asked the maid looking up.
"In a few moments Your Grace I shall come get you" I nodded.
"I am to see my daughter Queen Anne" she nodded and I left walking quietly down the halls. It was early morning I think about 5 it had taken Katherine all night to give birth to our children.
Our children.
I knew I should be happy but I also feared the King's jealousy.
"Your Grace" Lady Shelton said as I entered the chambers of the Queen.
"Tell the Queen of my arrival" I said cracking my neck as she went into her bedchamber.
"The Queen will see you" I walked passed her to see Anne sleepily waking up.
"Well what did she have" she asked grumpily taking a deep breath.
"Twins" I said and her eyes widened I knew she would not be happy when I told her the rest.
"Girls or boys?" she asked fully awake.
"She had a girl-" Anne quickly cut me off.
"Praise God" she said with a smile.
"And a boy" I finished as she almost choked on her own words.
"She had a son" her voice was a ghostly whisper.
"Yes which means after you have recovered you must do everything in your power to make yourself quick with child" I said raising my head.
"Yes papa" she said looking down at her hands. "The Princess Mary adores her younger sister the Princess Elizabeth" Anne said with a bitter smile looking up at her.
"That is very good" I said not really caring much about how the Princess took to her new sister.
"What are you to name them?" she asked suddenly.
"I do not know yet I shall have to discuss it with Katherine" she nodded.
"Very well you must return then I expect they shall be ready now" I nodded with a bow and left her rooms.
Katherine Boleyn
I awoke an hour later Thomas has still yet to see them but I held them both close to me I swallowed hard looking down at my children. After I had Mary and the King stopped visiting my bed I never thought I would have children again.
And now I had a son and a daughter it did not seem possible I knew Henry's anger and jealousy would reach no bounds but for now I did not care. All that matter was my two new children whom I hoped Mary would like as well. I hoped I would be able to nurse them myself but Thomas had already said no and they already had a nurse.
"Katherine" a attentive voice called from the doorway I looked up to see Thomas peering into the room he walked in dismissing the servants that scurried around us.
He looked down at them his eyes not giving away what he was feeling and I was nervous as he took our son into his arms. "You are not pleased" I said looking down into our daughters face, she had blue eyes and a bit of dark ebony hair like mine.
"I would never regret having them Katherine I just wish it was not a boy at least so soon" I could not help the fragile tear that fell from my face.
Our daughter let out a soft gurgle and Thomas sighed.
"Do not cry" he whispered and I nodded wiping it away.
"It is just I have been criticized most of my life for not having a son now when I do you are not happy" I said not looking up at but kept my eyes on our daughter.
"Let us not fight" he said sitting down near him and I looked at our son who resembled his father with a light dusting of blonde hair but shared the same blue eyes as his sister. "We still have to give them names" he said and I would sense his smile. "What do you have in mind?" he asked me and I looked up surprised.
"Your asking me?" I asked confused expecting him, like Henry to name the children without my consent.
"Yes I am we shall agree on the names shall we" I nodded taking a deep breath giving him a better look at our small daughter.
"Isabella" he said simply and my eyes widened as he sat down next to me.
"Are you sure?" I asked looking from her to him he let out a small laugh.
"If I was not I would not have said it" he said kissing the crown of my head then kissing Isabella's head lightly.
"And what shall we name him" I asked biting my lips looking at my son's face.
"Do you have any idea's" I nodded.
"Thomas we can call him Tom for short" I said looking up at him he smiled lightly.
"If that is what you want" he said kissing my lightly on this lips "now let the nurse take them you need to rest" he said but it was more of an order.
I hated when they took them from me I wanted to yell and scream but I only laid back down looking up at Thomas.
"Princess Mary shall come tomorrow to see her new half siblings along with the King as her escort also Mary and George shall be visiting" I was suddenly very nervous.
"Thomas" I started I was nervous about the King but he hushed me.
"I know, but remember do nothing to upset him he shall be irritable as it is" I nodded swallowing hard.
"Can I go back to Hever when they are ready to leave" I asked looking up innocently into his eyes he sighed.
"If the King will let you, you may though I would send you if I could" I nodded licking my dry lips "sleep Katherine" he said kissing my temple and I did as he said.
King Henry VIII
The glass shattered against the wall "FUCKING BITCH" I screamed the servants scattered and I ordered them to leave at once.
I paced the room angrily she gave HIM the son I NEEDED" Anne said it was a clear sign that the marriage had been dammed by God. I did not want to believe that I had to prove her wrong.
Thomas Boleyn
I did not want to think of how the King was reacting to all this from what I could gather from the servants he was very angry.
Who wouldn't be your ex-wife who was said not to be able to give you sons giving an older man then he a healthy son and a daughter it was enough to make an man blind with fury. And it make me want to take Katherine away from Court all the more.
Katherine Boleyn
I slept most of the morning and when I woke I wanted so badly to see my babies just to make sure it was not a dream. I smiled when the nurse brought them in "Isabella and my little Tom" I whispered kissing each of their heads.
It was difficult to imagine that I had two children in my stomach for a whole 9 months.
"MAMA!" I heard Mary's voice yell as she ran into the room followed by Lady Bryan and the King.
"Mary" I said lovingly as she crawled up on the bed looking down at her new half-siblings.
"Mama I new sister Elizabeth" she said in her gurgled baby talk.
"I know my sweet" I said smiling.
"new brother sister too?" she asked looking down at the babies in my arms.
"Yes this is Isabella and Thomas but I call him Tom" she smiled and gingerly touched their faces.
"Bella and Tom" she said looking into my eyes.
"Very well" I said kissing her head once again and she leaned on my shoulder looking down at them.
"Congratulations Katherine" Henry said making his presence known.
"Thank you" I said bowing my head to him.
"Lady Bryan please take the Princess back to her rooms" she nodded.
"Goodbye Mary I will see you soon" I said kissing her head once again before she left out the door. I expected Henry to leave as well but he just stood there. The nurse came to take them back and I reluctantly gave them up I fidgeted nervously finally looking into Henry's eyes
"You shall have a son too Henry" I said and he looked away taking a deep breath.
"Yes I shall" he said leaving slamming the door behind him I cringed pushing my hair out of my face I forced Henry from my mind I would not let him ruin this for me.
"My Lady the Viscount of Rochford is here" Lady Howard said as George charged into the room and jumped up on the bed. His nurse looked at him with stunned.
"Never fear Lady Lowell you may leave" I said and she bowed and quickly left.
"They said you had two babies!" he said excitedly and I laughed.
"Yes I did a girl and a boy" he smiled.
"What are their names? And where are they?" He said looking around the room.
"They are with their nurse and their names are Isabella and Thomas but I shall call him Tom" he nodded his head.
"I shall call him Tom too and Isabella will be Bella!" I kissed his head.
"Very well then" the door opened and Thomas walked in.
"I was wondering where you had gotten to" Thomas said picking George up off the bed and onto the floor.
"I wanted to see them" he said looking up at his father.
"They are eating now, but I promise you will see them later today" he nodded.
"Lady Lowell you can take him now" she nodded and grabbed George's hand leading him out of the room.
"Are you all right?" he asked me sitting down next to me on the bed.
"I am fine" I said noticing the small book in his hands.
"What is that?" I asked it has he handed it to me.
"It is the bible Katherine can you not see that?" he said mockingly and I looked closer flipping the pages. Then quickly threw it across the room with a hiss.
"I would never read that heretical book" he glared at me picking it up and throwing it into my lap.
"I did not ask you to, Katherine I am telling you to, I have removed all you Catholic bibles and ceremonial things". My mouth opened to speak but words did not come out it took me a moment before a straight thought could be put threw my mind.
"You---you thief" I screeched at him throwing the book at him and with a thud it hit his chest. He glared dangerously at me before picking the book up and grabbing me forcefully my shoulders till I let out a cry of pain.
"You will do exactly as I say" he said each word with a sincere growl.
"I spent all night in labor and this is how you treat me" I said my nails digging into his shoulders he let me go quickly.
"Read the God dam thing and do not even think to obtain and of your old religious items again for I have had them burned." Tears came to my eyes as he stormed out of the room I hated him in that moment more then I every had.
The bible he placed in my lap before he left felt like a hot iron as I picked it up throwing it across the room with everything I had.
"My Lady are you all right" Lady Howard asked quickly coming into the room as the hateful book smashed into the wall.
"Yes I am fine!" I yelled sending her away.
Queen Anne Boleyn
She had a son.
That was all that mattered. Katherine of Aragon had a son by my father the daughter she had did not matter to me, I would be thankful if all she had was a daughter.
I knew Henry was upset he saw this as a mockery of him and he blamed it on me.
"Henry please we shall have a son you need not worry" I said holding our daughter, Elizabeth close to me as she gurgled sweetly.
"I know that Anne" he snapped annoyed.
"Then what is it?" I asked him turning my head ever so slightly.
"King Francis has proposed a marriage between his son Henry and my daughter and heir Mary". A French alliance had always been my goal but I never thought that it would be for Katherine's daughter. I took a deep breath thinking clearly Mary is my stepdaughter I thought before smiling.
"This is very good I believe you should except" I said handing Elizabeth over to her nurses and he looked over at me with a smile.
"I just might".
Two Weeks Later
Katherine Boleyn
The Princess Elizabeth was baptized and sent to Hatfield Palace and Mary went back to Ludlow Castle. It saddened me greatly but I promised her I would visit soon and I only hoped Thomas would let me.
I was happy that I was now allowed from my bed and was able to walk around I spend most of my time in the nursery watching my babies closely.
"My Lady the Queen of England is here" Lady Howard said with a bow and my back stiffened as I laid Tom back down in his basinet.
"Very well let her in" I said standing up smoothing my grey skirts pushing my ebony strands behind my ears.
Anne walked in the room dismissing her ladies she wore her hair up in a purple gown signifying her rank.
"Your Majesty" I said with a bow and she nodded slightly looking into the basinet.
"I have come to see my half siblings" I nodded and moved so she may see.
She smiled watching them sleep her eyes mostly on Tom who laid on his side sucking his thumb gently.
"Do not think yourself better then me just because you had a son and I did not" Anne said finally looking up I stared at her a moment before we went on turning her body to speak to me.
"Our fates are entwined mother" she sneered I glared at her hatefully.
"And what is that supposed to mean" I snapped at her annoyed how she was yet again trying to start an argument.
"Think, you are a Boleyn now if I do not give Henry a son think what shall happen to you" her words dawned on me and I swallowed hard looking down at my sleeping children. "He would have your marriage annulled or force a divorce, then marry you to someone else" I wanted to scream she was wrong but I knew she was right.
"I know that I was not the one who wanted this marriage My Queen your father and the King forced me into it" I said hating that my fate lay with a 16 soon to be 17 year old Queen.
"But yet you have stayed with him even when you got the chance to leave" she said with a raised eyebrow.
"For my children's sake only" I said panic roaring within me.
"Really?" she asked arrogantly.
"Yes, really" I snapped and she only looked me in the eye.
"I shall leave then" she said and I bowed as she left the room.
She could not possibly think that I love him I thought biting my lip nervously it is impossible always knew how to get on my last nerve and always handled me so roughly. But at times he could be so gentle and kind a voice whispered to me and I shook my head not wanting to believe any of it.