So I only had 2 reviews last chapter and it made me really sad...
Princess Katherine of Aragon (Boleyn)- 48 December 16th 1485
Prince Thomas Boleyn, Duke of Wiltshire-56 March 12th 1477
Isabella Boleyn- 16 September 7th 1517
Thomas Boleyn, Duke of Pembroke- 15 September 7th 1517
Cordelia Tudor-16 year May 2nd 1518
William Boleyn, Duke of Buckingham- 14 June 13th 1519
Anthony Boleyn, Duke of Suffolk- 14 June 13th 1519
Rose Boleyn- 13 March 2 1520
Catalina Boleyn- 13 August 29th 1520
Annette Boleyn- 8, July 7th 1526
Michelle Boleyn- 5, October 29th 1527
George Boleyn, Duke of Rochford- 19 April 17th 1513
Renee Boleyn, Duchess of Rochford- 17, December 23rd 1516
Jane Boleyn- 3 March 28th 1530
Queen (Marie) Mary Tudor-17 February 18th 1516
Princess Charlotte of France- February 6th 1533
King Henri of France- 20 July 10th 1513
Princess Cecily Tudor- 11 July 25th 1521
Princess Elizabeth Tudor- 16 September 7th 1517
Princess Margaret Tudor- 10 years August 14th 1523
Prince Edward Tudor of Wales- 14 February 14th 1519
Prince James Tudor of York- 11 years October 1st 1522
King Henry VIII-41 June 28th 1491
Queen Kathryn Parr- 39 August 30th 1492
Lady Elizabeth Bryan- 14, January 10th 1519
Lady Ursula Middleton- 38 February 2 1495
Lady Amy Hobbs- 14 November 15th 1518
Lady Amelia Sutton, 10, May 18th 1522
Lady Mary Howard, 14, April 24th 1519
Gregory Cromwell Earl of Oxford- 17 October 19th 1514
Prince Phillip of Spain- 21 May 2 1512
Princess Joan of Austria- 13 June 24 1519
Charles de Bourn, Duke of Beaucourt- 13 July 21 1520
William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire- 18 January 9th 1514
Henry Stanley, soon-to-be Earl of Derby- 17 September 1st 1516
Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire
Catalina behaved all night thankfully and Thomas did not have any reason to suspect she had not wanted to go. "Mama" Annette whispered as I tucked her in bed for the night, she Rose and Michelle shared a bed while Isabella, Cordelia and Catalina where in the other.
"Yes?" I whispered not wanting to wake the others up as I sat on their bed.
"Is our other mama ever coming back?" They had not asked about Lady Elizabeth in such a long time I had hoped they had forgotten about her, I knew Michelle would have very few vague memories of the woman who bore her, but I always knew Annette would remember her perfectly. She had spent most of her young life with her and there was nothing I could do to make her forget, I did not want to either.
"I am sorry love but I do not think she is coming back" I whispered sadly and she buried her face in the pillow and started to cry. "Please do not cry" I whispered pulling her into my arms.
"I miss her" she whimpered and my throat tightened "why did she leave us?" I wish she would have asked me something else.
"I think because she knew we would take much better care of you then she could, it is not that she does not love you Annette, it is that she wanted the very best for you" I did not want to tell her that her mother was a selfish whore who cared for nothing but herself.
"I love you mama" she whimpered after a few moments and I kissed her head.
"I love you too, but it is time for bed now" I tucked her in and checked on the boys to find them all asleep and went back to my chambers.
"Love, I have a surprise for you" Thomas said with a smile as the maids left after undressing me for bed.
"Really? What?" I asked in surprise and excitement.
"I hope you like it" he handed me a letter and I read it over quickly my mood darkening.
"I do not want it!" I snapped in anger shoving it make it back into his hands.
"I remember you saying you did not want Cothay but Scotney Castle is such a beautiful place for you and the girls to go, only you and the girls will stay there" his words fell on deaf ears.
"I want Haddon Hall! Thomas I do not want Scotney!" I cried in protest.
"I could not afford Haddon Hall Katherine I already told you that, unless you want our daughters penniless when they are married then stop this at once!" He growled in annoyance following me towards the bed.
"I am a Princess of Spain! How can we not afford it?" I snapped turning on my heel to face him.
"Because you live an expensive lifestyle Katherine, just look at the chemise you are wearing!" It was my favorite, white silk with little flowers embroidered on the hems. "Besides I have already bought Scotney Castle" I stomped my foot in anger and let out a frustrated scream. He grabbed my face and I let out a squeak and he pulled me close "I heard you spoke to Catalina about being respectful and grateful how about you follow your own orders" he hissed.
I held my face after he let go of me and wiped the tears away that fell "you heard about that?" I asked softly.
"I am master of this house love, of course I did" I played with my hands for a few minutes and he cupped my cheeks and kissed me deeply. "Be apperceive that I got you something Ma Cherie" he kissed me again and led me back towards the bed "you should show me how much you appreciate it" I giggled as he lay me back. Once he got on top of me I pushed him over and crawled onto him, his hands ran down my waist to my hips.
"What if I do not appreciate it that much?" I asked with a small laugh and he made a small noise in the back of his throat. I kissed him as he began pulling my chemise up when a high pitched scream came from the girls room, I froze in fear and Thomas quickly pushed me off him, he was still somewhat dressed and bolted from the room. I followed quickly recognizing it as Catalina's cry.
"What is it!" Thomas demanded and Michelle started to cry in fear as the other girls appeared shaken. Tom, William and Anthony all burst into the room all ready for a fight "wait in the parlor!" Thomas snapped and they quickly retreated from the room.
"I had…a…nightmare" she sobbed and I quickly pulled her close, she was on the end of the bed and Michelle, Annette and Rose quickly came to the other bed.
"Of what?" I asked gently as I pet her blonde hair.
"The…boat sank" she sobbed and I looked up at Thomas in confusion.
"What boat Catalina?" He asked softly.
"Ours! On the way home it sank and we all….we all.." Michelle started to cry harder and Isabella quickly began comforting her and Annette.
"The ship is not to sink sweetheart, everything shall be fine" I promised and she shook her head.
"I want to go home mama! I do not want to be here, please take me home please" she begged and I kissed her forehead.
"Hush Catalina all is well" I whispered but she shook her head.
"I want to go home! Papa let me go home please just let me go home" I knew she did not like it in France but I never believed she could make herself this distraught.
"You cannot go home Catalina, Isabella's wedding is in November and Mary's child is to be born in January" Thomas said laying a hand on her shoulder.
"Tis not that bad here love, and I promise we shall leave in February" she cried harder and I looked to my other daughters knowing Catalina was scaring them.
"Thomas" I whispered and he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Bring her to our room" I nodded and helped Catalina up.
"Go back to bed girls everything is alright" Isabella settled her sisters down as I brought Catalina in my rooms. "You cannot go back to England Catalina you shall be alone and you are only 13 years old" I told her sitting down on the bed, Thomas stood next to us.
"I hate it here, I hate everything about it, I just want to go home" I felt horrible, I knew all the children missed England, especially Catalina but it broke my heart she missed it this much.
"You had a nightmare about our ship sinking and you want to leave? You are not making any sense" Thomas said and she sniffled.
"I guess we waited till Mary had the baby and after she did we left, but it was rainy out and the ocean was bad and it flipped our ship and we all drowned…it seemed so real mama" she whispered and I hugged her tightly.
"We cannot leave, we promised Mary we would stay and it would disappoint her greatly and some of your siblings if we had to leave now" he sighed facing away from us.
"Papa please, I just want to go home! I am already going to miss Elizabeth leaving for Spain! I shall never see her again! If we leave now we can still have Isabella's wedding in November like she wanted" Catalina begged.
"No, I am sorry love, I shall see if we can leave any earlier but I cannot make your sister change her wedding day because of this. She wants to have it in France" Thomas said and turned back to face us.
"No! She wants to have it in the church you and mama were married! Neither of you asked her, she, Cordelia and I have been talking about it and she had it all planned! You never asked her opinion you just told us we were leaving to France and that is where she shall be married." I did not know that, if I had I would have decided to leave for France after November.
"Thomas, we must speak to Isabella about this, I cannot force her to change her wedding day that she wants" I whispered softly. I wished to stay in France much longer, but if Isabella wants her wedding day to be in England than I have no wish to change her mind, she just needed to speak up.
"Bring her my daughter Isabella" he ordered a maid and she quickly brought our eldest daughter. She walked in looking at us cautiously and Catalina buried her face in my chest "Isabella I need you to be completely honest with me, do you want to have your wedding in France?" He asked her.
"I…papa, mama was so excited to be coming to France to see Mary and Charlotte, I did not have the heart to tell her I did not wish to have my wedding in France, it would be nice! But this is not home" I felt even worse now.
"You do not need to sacrifice your wedding day for me, why did you not just tell us that you wanted to get married in England we could have worked something out!" I was still holding Catalina and she looked up at Isabella nervously.
"You were so happy to be going, I did not want to hurt you by saying I did not wish to go" Thomas rubbed the back of his neck deep in thought.
"Girls go back to your room your mother and I need to talk" he sighed and the both returned to their chambers.
"What are we going to do Thomas?" I asked after a few silent moments.
"I do not want to hurt you and I do not want to hurt Isabella, I know for a fact Catalina is just using this to get back to England but I cannot deny that fact of what Isabella wants" he sat down near me.
"It is her wedding day Thomas, she should have it where she wants" tears formed in my eyes and I took deep breaths as they slowly slipped down my cheeks.
"We shall go back to England, but I swear we shall come again, maybe after Cordelia's marriage" I let out sobs as my body shook "please do not cry" he whispered holding me close. I let out sobs and he lay down hugging me close "hush" I buried my face in his chest as sobs erupted loudly from my body.
Isabella Boleyn
I knew the moment I heard mama cry like that, that papa had decided we were to go home to England "why did you do that Catalina?" I asked softly in shame, I felt bad for hurting mama like this.
"I never wanted to hurt anyone Isabella, I hate it here! I miss everyone in England" she whimpered.
"And you do not think I wish to be home? But I came here and stayed because it made mama happy, all you did was this" I pointed to the door and went back into our rooms.
"What is happening?" Michelle asked softy as she was cuddled in-between Rose and Annette with Cordelia speaking softly to her.
"It seems we might be going back to England" I whispered to them as Catalina came back and sat down in her bed quietly and buried her face in her knees and started to cry.
"Isabella!" Tom whispered through a cracked door, he was not allowed in our room.
I went over and sat on the other side of the door "what?" I asked back.
"What happened with Catalina?" He inquired.
"She had a nightmare and was crying badly, she wants to go home and told mama and papa about how I wanted to be married in England. I think papa has decided to go home, mama is crying" I knew mama had been looking forward to this trip for so long. We have only been here for a little less than a month "she has been so happy to be here, maybe I shall talk papa out of it" I whispered more to myself.
"Isabella it is your wedding day and you should have what you want, mama would be hurt more if she felt you were sacrificing your happiness for her" I knew he was right, but I could not stand to hear mama cry like this.
August 30th 1533
It was early in the morning and mama had a maid sent to help us dress in the morning and I quickly went to papa's office, he was mulling over papers. "Are we going to England?" I asked and he glanced up to me and sighed.
"Yes Isabella, it is your wedding day and I want you to be happy" he put some papers in a stack and I walked to his side.
"It would hurt me more if I had to see mama going home early, papa she is so happy to be here and wants to be here for Mary's delivery" I bit my lip. "A wedding is just one day in your life, the marriage is what lasts so I do not care where it is, I shall be happy if all my family is here. Imagine how hurt Mary would be if we had to leave! Papa do not leave on my account" I begged.
"Tis not only you Isabella, Catalina is miserable here" he sighed leaning back in his chair, I sat down in his lap and laid my head on his shoulder like I did when I was little and he wrapped his arms around me.
"I shall talk with her papa, promise me you will not make us go home" I pleaded softly, he hugged me close and kissed the top of my head.
"You are such a kind person like your mother, I shall miss you dearly when you leave" I buried my face in his shoulder.
"I shall never be far away papa, only a two days ride, and Lord Devonshire is involved very much in Court politics so I shall visit often" I told him with a small smile.
"That may be so, but you shall not be my little Bella anymore, you shall be the Duchess of Devonshire" he kissed my forehead "I remember when you were little and you told your mother that you would be a Duchess one day, it is hard for me to believe that you shall be 16 next month and shall be married in 2 months time" he seemed very had and I kissed his cheek.
"Oh papa it shall not be that bad, you make it sound as if once I am married I shall have a complete change and will never be the same person again" I laughed.
"But you shall change, soon after you are married you shall be having your own children" I did not want to think about that yet, I was not even 16 yet.
"Let us not think about it, now are we staying in France?" I asked and he nodded "thank you papa!" I kissed his cheek again and ran back to mama's room.
Her eyes were red with tears and she was slowly packing her trunk "Isabella, please make sure that your brothers and sisters pack all their belongings" she said once she saw me.
"I was spoken with papa, we are not going back to England yet" her eyes widened.
"Isabella…you want to have your wedding in England and I will not force you to stay" tears filled her eyes and I hugged her tightly.
"At first I wanted a wedding in England but I would much rather stay here in France so Mary could be at my wedding. And I want to be here when my niece or nephew is born" mama shook her head.
"Isabella you should not sacrifice your happiness" she whimpered kissing my cheek.
"I am not sacrificing anything" I kissed her cheek, "I have to go speak with my sisters, unpack your things mama" she smiled as I ran back to my rooms. "Catalina! I must speak with you" I said and she nodded and Cordelia brought the others to mama's chambers, "we are not going back to England, I have talked with papa and decided to have my wedding in France" her eyes went wide.
"Isabella! I wanted to go home!" She cried in anger.
"Will you stop being so selfish! Did you not hear mama last night? She cried herself to sleep and has been crying most of the morning. I love mama and do not want to see her hurt, I know you do not want to marry that boy or live here, but remember we are only visiting we are going to return to England in a few months time anyway. Than you can throw your fits about not wanting to move to France, please Catalina for mama's sake do not ruin this for her" I pleaded and she looked down at the floor.
"You would feel the same as I if you knew your parents were sending you away to a different country" she whispered mournfully.
"Mary has done the same thing as you shall do!" I snapped in annoyance.
"There is a difference between Mary and I, she was a Princess! I am naught but a Duke's daughter how much gain will he get for marrying me off to a foreigner? Mary is my half-sister, I know it is wrong for me to think of it that way but I am. I will be away from my entire family. How many times will I ever see you all again? I cannot go to mama when I am scared or feel alone, she cannot be there when I have my first child, I will be on my own. Sure Mary is here but she is Queen and I…I do not feel comfortable going to her about certain things, what if he beats me? She favors him highly and will not believe me, what if he never lets me see any of you again? Isabella I have spent my whole life thinking about this, would you like to be cut off from everything you ever knew?" I stood silent as she voiced her fears. "I do not want to be alone" she started to cry and I quickly hugged her.
"You will never be alone" I whispered softly as she started to sob.
"Yes I will! No one will be there for me like they shall for you!" I could not say much, I had never thought of it this way maybe if it was me in her place I would act the same way too?
Cordelia Boleyn
"Mama what is going on?" I asked her, Catalina and Isabella have been acting so strange.
"Everything is fine love, have no fear" she kissed my forehead and hugged me close.
"Mama!" Michelle said tugging on her skirts and she lifted her up on her hip.
"Yes?" She asked and kissed her forehead.
"Outside?" She begged and mama seemed to think about it for a moment.
"It sounds nice, Cordelia will you go ask your brothers if they would like to go outside with us? Ask Annette, Catalina and Isabella as well" I nodded and soon we were all walking in the gardens.
"Catch me!" Michelle cried to Tom and he started to chase after me, "SAVE SHELLY!" She screamed as he lifted her into the air "Willy! Tony!" She cried and they ran after Tom who held her tightly.
"Be careful" mama yelled to them as they ran "Tom be gentle with her! Do not let her get out of your sight!" She yelled as they rounded the corner.
"They shall not hurt her" I told mama to calm her nerves and she smiled.
"Papa!" Annette giggled as he lifted her up in the air and placed her down, he had been with King Henri.
"Where are the boys and Michelle?" He asked looking around.
"They ran off playing" mama sighed and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Mama! Mama!" Michelle giggled running back with William and Anthony as Tom chased them, she saw papa and raced faster "papa! Save me!" she jumped up into his arms and he caught her. "Tommy try….Tommy try get me!" She panted trying to catch her breath.
"Really?" He asked looking to them all and they were panting.
"Uh huh" she nodded breathing hard.
"I think you need to rest" he laughed handing her to mama "you need to be careful with her, do not tire her too much she is still a baby" he told Tom, William and Anthony.
"I not a baby" she whined and Annette grabbed onto mama's skirts.
"You are little so you are a baby" she said and Michelle looked to mama with wide eyes.
"Oh hush sweetheart you shall be big someday" she told her and she hugged around mama's neck.
"TOM!" Isabella shrieked as Tom tripped her by stepping on the back of her gown.
William threw a large toad at me and I screamed in anger "WILLIAM!" They all laughed and we ran after them in anger, but they ran a bit better then us.
Thomas Boleyn, Prince of Spain, Duke of Wiltshire
"I wish they would be more careful, I do not want them getting their dress dirty" Katherine sighed as all the girls chased their brothers. Michelle wiggled free from her arms and chased after them "careful of Michelle!" She cried to them and I pulled her close and silenced her with a kiss.
"Stop worrying Ma Cherie" she smiled as I pulled away, she watched Michelle run after them all carefully she tripped and fell a few times but lifted herself back up and ran to them.
"I hate when she falls like that, Dios mio! I wish they would watch her!" She complained as Michelle fell again.
"She is fine Katherine, if you panic she will" I knew Katherine could not help it, she worried for the children very much.
"Mama, Papa" George said walking up to us and he kissed Katherine's cheek "I have decided to keep Renee and Jane with me in France, after she lost the child she did not wish to be separated from me for a bit" I knew Katherine was broken hearted. She was looking forward to having Jane in England for a bit and spending time with her, "though I am alright with sending Jane to England for a few months to England, she must be accompanied with you and when she returns she shall come with escorts and her nurse" Katherine was very excited.
"Of course! She shall be well watched" Katherine said immediately then looked to me "that is if your father agrees" she added quietly looking to me.
"She may" she hugged me tightly and hugged around my neck tightly.
"MAMA!" Michelle screamed and we all looked up to see her on the ground again, only this time she had fallen and cut her hand open. Katherine was by her side quickly as was I and I pulled a handkerchief from my pocket and quickly placed it on her hand.
"I shall bring her back to our bedchamber" I nodded and Annette and Rose quickly followed after their younger sister.
"Did your mother not tell you to be careful with her?" I asked the older ones.
"We were papa, it could not be helped" Tom said for all of them.
"It is true papa, we were being as careful as possible she must have tripped on her gown of a rock or something!" Catalina quickly said and they all nodded.
"Alright, just next time make sure she does not hurt herself, you must remember she is only 4 years old" I went back to my rooms to see if she was okay. She had stopped crying but her cheeks were red and still wet with tears.
"Papa" She whimpered as I walked in, Katherine had cleaned her hands and she was now sitting in her lap being comforted by her sisters and mother.
"Are you alright?" I asked lifting her up and she snuggled her face into my shoulder. "No more tears Michelle" I whispered as she whimpered softly.
"Lord Wiltshire, Queen Marie would like to know if you all wish to have lunch with her?" A servant asked politely.
"We shall, have a servant sent to the gardens to get my other children" she curtsied and left quickly.
"You heard papa, you must wash up for lunch" Katherine told the girls and they nodded and went with a servant back to their rooms, all but Michelle.
"Stay with papa" She whimpered and I had no choice but to agree.
Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire
"How has your morning been?" Mary asked as we all sat down.
"Michelle fell outside but other then that is has been quiet" I said lightly.
"I have heard rumors that you are to return to England early?" Mary asked lightly, you could hear the hurt in her voice though.
"Such rumors are false" Thomas said eating some venison.
"That is good to hear" she sighed happily, "mama, Charlotte did the most adorable thing this morning! Last night she slept with Henri had I and when the sun came up she crawled on Henri and pulled the blankets over them both!" It was odd hearing my daughter talking about sleeping in the same bed as her husband. I remember when she was a little girl and slept in bed with Thomas and I and the rest of her siblings.
"You let Charlotte sleep with you?" Isabella asked, she obviously thought life as a Royal was different, she believed you spent little time with your children.
"Yes, I want to raise my children, not a governance" Isabella nodded and looked out the window.
"Mama says mama raises baby" Michelle said with certainty and every laughed.
"That is correct mi amor" I whispered kissing her forehead and she smiled with pride. After we finished with lunch all the children went to their studies except Michelle, when she turned 5 she was to start with a tutor but for right now she was too young.
"Has papa looked for marriages for Annette and Michelle?" Mary asked once we were alone, Thomas had left to speak with some of the other Nobles.
"No, we have decided to leave that duty to Tom, by time they are of marrying age he shall be 68 and I shall be 60 they will be of greater use to him" she nodded knowing what I was speaking of. When Thomas dies Tom shall become head of the family for George has decided to stay in France, as for Thomas's title he has not made a decision on that yet. Tom is already Duke of Pembroke and does not really need the Dukedom of Wiltshire, though it will make him more richer.
"Hopefully he shall find good marriages for them" I nodded in agreement, "mama I have been thinking about Catalina-" I quickly cut her off.
"Mary I know she is being stubborn right now and I know most of it is my fault and I am very sorry, I shall talk with more on the subject and she shall come around" Mary nodded but looked very uncertain. "What do you plan on naming your child?" I asked and she perked up like I knew she would.
"If it is a boy we shall name him Henri after his father and if it is a girl I want to name her Katherine, after you" I sucked in air quickly.
"Mary you do not have to" I whispered softly and she shook her head.
"No I am most set upon it" she said with a bright smile and rubbed her stomach, "my next girl will be named Katherine, I have already spoke with Henri about it and he agrees" I kissed her cheek and held her close.
"What?" Michelle asked in confusion, she has been so silent that I almost forgot she was here.
"Mary has decided to name the next girl she has after mama" I told her and she touched Mary's stomach.
"Mary have girl" Michelle said almost certainly and Mary grew uneasy.
"She is only 4 Mary, have no fear" I said taking my eldest daughters hand and she nodded but the unease was still in her eyes.
September 7th 1533
I have been dreading today since the year started. Today was Tom and Isabella's 16th birthday and in November Thomas and I's eldest daughter together would be married. Tom danced with one of the nobles daughters while Isabella danced with Lord Devonshire, I sat next to Thomas and today even he looked saddened.
"It seems like yesterday they were born" I whispered mournfully.
"I agree, but we must not show our sadness for there is nothing to really be sad about" he wrapped his arms around my shoulders and pulled me close to him.
"Papa dance!" Michelle begged him and he smiled lifting her up and bringing her to the dance floor, all our daughters loved to dance.
Isabella Boleyn
I danced with my soon-to-be husband in silence for a few moments "is everything ready for November?" He asked suddenly and I looked up at him.
"Yes, me and Mary finally set the date for November 12th I am not sure if the servants have told you or not" I said quietly.
"Why must it be November? You have turned 16 this month, why can the wedding not be in October?" He asked impatiently.
"Because I have always wanted my wedding in November, and planning a wedding takes a lot of time" he nodded but I knew he wished for it just to be over with already, I knew what he really wanted.
"Tis only a 10 weeks, I think you can survive" I sighed and he smirked just a little.
"My mistress lost the child she was carrying, she will no longer be staying with us and I have sent her away" I nodded feeling slightly relieved, but then saddened for the child.
"I am sorry you lost the baby" I murmured and he nodded.
"Twas not important anyway, what is important is the children you shall have" I nodded nervously.
The dance ended and Tom walked up "Lord Devonshire, may I dance with my sister?" He nodded and the dance started "is he treating you well?" Tom asked within seconds of his departure.
"Yes Tom" I sighed at his protectiveness "his mistress lost the child so she shall not be staying with us anymore, he has sent her away" I pulled away along with the rest of the dancers.
"He kept a mistress and got her pregnant?" He asked, dam! I had forgotten I had never told him.
"Yes, but she is gone now, do not give me that look Tom though you play innocent I know for a fact you fancy some of the maids" he turned red and looked away and I smirked. "If mama ever found out she would be livid" he took a deep breath and said nothing for a while.
"Fine Isabella I shall not hurt him but this never gets to mama" I nodded in satisfaction. I could not lie and say I was not scared about my wedding night, I was petrified actually but I would never let anyone know.
"Just be careful not to get any of them pregnant, mama would never let you live it down" he nodded with a small laugh. "Seriously George, do not do something stupid it hurts other people" his smirk fell and nodded. The King had cheated on mama all the time when they were married and had a few bastards, papa at first cheated on her but then stopped, he had cheated a few times since then and it hurt mama a lot.
"I know Isabella" he said knowing I was speaking about how it would hurt mama, she raised us better then that especially the boys. "I think I might move to Wilton House for a while, just to see what it is like to live by myself, I would much rather have Pembroke Castle though" he muttered the ending miserably. A Few years ago King Henry took it back from him for a price when he needed it because he was starting war with Portugal.
Tom was angry to have it taken from him but Wilton House is a very nice play to live "Wilton is beautiful Tom! The gardens are gorgeous I do not understand why you are sadden over it, Pembroke was a dreary castle" I sighed impatiently. "Anyway it is a lot closer to mama and papa then Derbyshire" I knew Chatsworth House would be beautiful but it was so far away! I know mama tried getting papa to buy Haddon Hall but he said it was far too much money, he got her Scotney Castle instead.
"You are but a woman Isabella of course all you care about is the beautiful gardens" he laughed and I elbowed him as we came close. "What are your plans after November? Is Lord Devonshire returning to England?" He asked nervously.
"No, my sister is the Queen of France and is giving birth in January, of course he shall stay" he nodded knowing it was purely political. "Did you hear Jane is to come with us back to England for a month or two?" He nodded again.
"Yes I heard, she seems very excited about it" it was no secret that Renee was having problems conceiving, but George still loved her dearly. The dance ended and I curtsied and we walked off the floor as the next dance started "now if you do not mind I promised a pretty young lady I would dance with her" I shook my head as he scared Annette lifting her up and brought her to the dance floor.
"Isabella! Do you feel any different?" Cordelia asked nervously, we all knew after my marriage hers was next.
"Not really, but then again I am not to be married till November" she blushed slightly.
"The Earl of Oxford says he wishes to be married as soon as possible" I knew something was off about her.
"What is it Cordelia?" I asked.
"I just….I do not know how I feel about it all" she sighed at last and I hugged her tightly.
"Everything shall be alright, if the Earl of Oxford is smart he will make sure you are always happy and content seeing how you are the daughter of a King, never fear" she nodded but I knew she was still nervous.
Mary was about 5 months now and the child moved often, she and the King Henri were kind enough to throw a party for Tom and I.
September 10th 1533
Everything started to move fast after that, days passed quickly and planning was taking over my entire life, Mary participated as much as possible but still had her duties as Queen to attend to.
Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire
Today I got a letter from Elizabeth, it made me very happy to finally here from her!
Nana,
We have missed you all very much! I am leaving for Spain in a month or so and I wanted to send this letter to you before I left. Everything is fine in England but we all wish you would come home soon, we were saddened to hear that you would stay till January though we are happy that you shall be there with Mary.
I wish I could write more but I find it very hard, I visited my mothers tomb the other day and I plan to again before I leave. I told her that you have been very good to us and did everything to make sure we succeed. I know I shall be a great Queen because of you and I promise to write as often as I can.
Love,
Princess Elizabeth of England
It was not long but then again Elizabeth always had a hard time writing her emotions, I knew she must be on a boat for Spain now "Thomas?" I asked, we were still in bed with Michelle sleeping in-between us.
"Yes Ma Cherie?" He asked drowsily.
"I was thinking that maybe we could visit Spain before we leave?" He opened his eyes with a sigh.
"I know why you want to visit Katherine and believe me I wish I could but we need to go home to England I cannot afford to spend more money on trips" my heart broke and he took my hand and kissed it.
"I just wanted to see Elizabeth one last time" I whispered.
"I know love, and I want to see her to but it is not possible, in January we shall return to England" I nodded in understanding and Michelle kicked her legs turning over to snuggle into my side.
"Night, night" she whined as our talking woke her up.
October 29th 1533
"It my birthday!" Michelle giggled running around the room, her brothers and sisters played with her and were careful she would not fall. It was only 14 more days till Isabella got married and I felt like any minute now she would be taken from me.
"Isabella please relax" I whispered and she has been so wound up for last minute preparations.
"It is hard to mama" I smiled knowing what she was going threw.
"I understand mi amor, but that is why we have hired people to help you out" we have hired 3 wedding planners to help her with the preparations, she should not be this worried tis after all to be her wedding day.
"Bella, it my birthday!" Michelle said gaining her attention and she smiled happily to her.
"I know, mine was last month, I am 16 now" her eyes went wide.
"You old!" She gasped and I laughed at her.
"I am not!" Isabella laughed ticking her.
"Papa!" Michelle said seeing her father and she quickly jumped into his arms "I am 5 now that means I am a big girl!" She exclaimed happily.
"I guess you are" he laughed holding her with one arm.
"But I still little enough to sleep with you and mama" she added quickly looking to me.
"But you shall get too big someday" she nodded laying her head on his shoulder.
"Mama" William said grabbing my hand pulling me.
"What William?" I asked pulling my hand back.
"Anthony is sick" I got up quickly and went to his room, he was laying on his side holding his stomach.
"My stomach hurts" he whimpered and I pet his dark hair.
"Get the doctor!" I snapped at the maid "and tell my husband" I added and she quickly left. "It shall be alright mi amor" he threw up and I quickly pulled the bucket over to he could vomit.
"I hate this" he whimpered and I hugged him tightly.
"Is he alright?" Thomas asked quickly opening the door, I was holding Anthony close his head resting on my shoulder holding him in my lap. "Where is the doctor!" He snapped in anger and the older man quickly walked in the room. After examining Anthony for a bit he gave him some medicine to settle his stomach and put him on bed rest.
"Go back to Michelle, I shall stay with Anthony" I told him and Thomas nodded after a few minutes, he leaned down and kissed Anthony's head before leaving. "Do you feel better yet?" I asked holding him close to me his head tucked into my neck holding my dress.
"A little bit but my stomach still hurts" he groaned and I hugged him tighter, protectively.
"It shall get better soon you just need to rest" I pushed some of his dark hair out of his face.
"You do not need to baby me mama" he said after a while, his eyes were closed as I ran my fingers through his hair.
"Yes I do, you are still my baby" he did not reply for a while and I gathered that he had fallen asleep, I kissed the top of his head and hummed softly. I hated when any of my children got sick but I worried especially for Anthony, he had gotten so sick when he was a baby that they thought for sure he was destined for death.
"Is he okay mama?" William asked nervously and I hushed him wrapping another blanket around his brother.
"He is doing better" I whispered and he nodded silently walking into the room, I have never seen William this subdued before.
"He is not going to die is he?" I grew defensive and hugged him closer and just like when he was a baby he snuggled closer to me.
"No! Do not say such things! He shall be perfectly fine" he looked startled for a moment but nodded.
"I am sorry mama, I am just worried and cannot help but think of the worst" he whimpered and quickly came over and sat down next to me and buried his face in the other side of my shoulder.
"He will be alright William, I am sure of it" William was a tough boy, but he was scared of losing his brother and I felt his tears against my neck. "Do not cry mi amor" I whimpered trying to hold myself together but I hated seeing my sons like this.
Thomas Boleyn, Prince of Spain, Duke of Wiltshire
Michelle was unaware of Anthony's illness but she asked for him and William for a while before Tom, George and the girls distracted her. "How is he?" I asked of the servants as they passed by, I did so quietly so others would not hear.
"He is doing better, Her Grace is resting with him as is Lord Buckingham" I nodded and looked back to my other children. "The doctor says he responding well to the medicine and he does not believe it is life threatening" I nodded in relief and she quickly went back to the room.
"Where is mama, Tony and Willy papa?" Michelle asked breaking away from her siblings.
"Anthony is sick right now and William and mama are with him" her eyes went as large as saucers.
"Can I go see him! Oh papa please! For a minute?" I lifted her up and looked to the others.
"Since it is your birthday you can visit for a minute and if he is asleep you cannot wake him up" she nodded seriously. I brought her to his room where Anthony had his head resting against Katherine's shoulder and William resting his head on her other shoulder as they all slept. I set Michelle down on the end of the bed and she quickly crawled up to Anthony's side and I woke William up "son, go back to the parlor" he nodded rubbing his eyes and left lazily.
"Willy you have to get better" Michelle whispered petting his cheek.
"Katherine sweetheart" she stirred and immediately looked down at Anthony as Michelle kissed his cheek.
She turned him and rest his head against the pillow and Michelle pet his cheek "you are warm Willy, you have to get colder" I smiled softly as she pushed her brown hair behind her ears and lay next to him snuggling close.
"Michelle we have to go back now" she shook her head.
"No papa I have to take care of Willy" she whispered and I lifted her up with a smile.
"If you are not a good girl you will not come back, you know papa said you can come in for a few minutes" I put her in Katherine's arms and she nodded reluctantly.
Later that night an hour after we put the children to bed a maid rushed in disrupting Katherine and I in the middle of…well you know "Lady Michelle is missing!" She panicked as Katherine let out a scream pulling the covers over herself.
"I know where she is" I sighed pulling my linen shorts on then my breeches.
"Where?" Katherine panted nervously.
"She probably snuck off to Anthony's room" William was sleeping in a different room tonight. I went down to his room and found her snuggled into his side I went to lift her up and her eyes opened and pushed my hand away "what are you doing Michelle?" I asked softly.
"I am watching Willy papa, what if he wakes up? I do not want him to be alone" I smiled at her innocence.
"You cannot sneak away from your room Michelle, and Anthony needs to rest" she shook her head and he slowly woke up.
"Papa?" He asked and Michelle sat up.
"Shhh Willy" she whispered kissing his head.
"She snuck into your room to take care of you" I explained and he smiled softly.
"I stay papa" she insisted.
"He needs to rest Michelle" I sighed and went to lift her up but she carefully crawled over him to the other side and hid.
"I know papa and I am going to take care of him" she whined as I went to the other side to get her.
"It is alright papa she can stay if she wants, I barely noticed she was here" I was still a bit nervous, I did not want to leave her here and have her get sick.
"You have to stay here Michelle no more sneaking out" she nodded and I kissed her forehead.
"Night papa I promise to take care of Willy" I smiled and looked to Anthony.
"If anything tell a servant and she will be brought back to her rooms" he shook his head and pulled her close.
"I am sure she will be fine" he said and I touched his forehead, it was still warm and I tucked them in and went to the door.
I looked back nervously "Willy you have to go night, night" Michelle whispered to him not knowing I was still watching.
"I am" he said.
"I am watching you Willy and you have to get better so you need to go night, night mama says when I no feel good to sleep and it will be better" she explained.
"I will sleep Michelle, but you need to as well" she giggled softly and I relaxed and went back to my room.
"Did you find her?" Katherine asked nervously.
"Yes, she snuck off to Anthony's room to take care of him" she smiled softly and I got undressed and got into bed pulling her back under me.
"You brought her back to her bed, right?" She asked as I returned to kissing her neck.
"She insisted on staying to take care of Anthony and he agreed to let her stay I told him if anything to call for a servant and she shall bring her back to her rooms" her hand came to my shoulder as kissed her collarbone.
"Thomas is he really sick! You cannot leave her there" she pushed me off her and I sighed in annoyance wanting nothing more then to return to what we were doing before we were interrupted.
"He is much improved love, now please let me continue" he hesitated before allowing me to return my kisses to her neck.
"I swear if she gets sick" she whimpered as I opened her legs up.
"Quiet love" I whispered and kissed her deeply silencing her.
So Isabella's wedding is coming up soon! Please review my week has been horrible! I got surgery then it got infected and now I got a cold! Your reviews will make it better!