Last time

Henry kissed Anne softly on the lips in front of everyone including Francis who was looking at the pair.

"What was that about my love?" asked Anne once he had let her down.

"Charles is leaving with Catherine to go back to the country," said Henry.

"Is little Henry going too?"

"No he is to stay at court," said Henry. Anne smiled up at Henry and took a drink of water from her glass. Then collapsed onto the ground in a faint.

"Anne!" shouted Henry as all of Anne's Ladies ran to her. He picked her up into his arms and carried her into the palace away from the party. Her ladies in toe.


This time

Henry put Anne down on their bed in the Queen's apartment. And started to remove her dress which even though it was less structure than other dresses that she wore this dress was loose material around her stomach. She had designed the dress to fit her form without the structure that was fashionable but stopped the breathing of the body.

"Your Majesty the midwife and the court doctor," said Lady Nan. Then she started to help out Henry remove Anne's dress to help her breath undoing the buttons down the side of the dress and putting her into the night grown that had been set out by her ladies in waiting. And undid her hair curls before plaiting it and laying her down on the pillows.

"What is going on?" asked Henry when the midwife and doctor checked over Anne.

"Her majesty is very tired and will not need to be bleed but she will need to wash though the poison though it will not harm the babies," said the doctor with the midwife nodded.

"Her Majesty must not be moved for a period of time," said the midwife.

"Of course," said Henry looking down at his wife. He needed to find out what had happened to her. He had an idea of who he thought did it but he was not so sure.

"Henry," Anne said in a weak voice.

"Yes my love," replied Henry kissing her forehead.

"Why am I in bed?" asked Anne still in a weak voice.

"Because you drink some poison but not a lot," said Henry. "The Doctor and Midwife say that you will be fine."

"The cup was not mine Henry," said Anne sitting up wincing in pain.

"Whose cup was it?" asked Henry.

"Little Henry's," she said and started coughing up the poison.

"Little Henry's," repeated Henry handing her a cup.

"Yes Little Henry's," she said after drinking and spitting out into a bowl that Lady Nan was holding.

"Why would anyone want to harm that boy?" asked Henry.

"What I heard in court gossip is that Catherine the one that is Duke Brandon's ward wanted to have her son's as the next in line to that title," said Lady Nan to her friends.

"Why would she to do that?" asked Anne in a low voice all she was able to do.

"Because that way she would have power over Charles Anne and he thinks that she is going to turn him against me," said Henry.

"Did he talk you that?" asked Anne.

"Not in so many words but yes I know my oldest friend and what he thinks," said Henry he kissed her on the lips then stood up and said. "I will go to him now and arrest this Catherine Brooke and put her in the tower for hurting you," and he left the room to go to his friend's apartment which were on the other side of the palace near to his own.

"What do you think will happen, Nan?" asked Anne to her dearest and older friend.

"I do not know Anne but whatever happens you have to get better for the babies," said Lady Nan placing a hand on her mistress' stomach with a smile.

"I need to find out what to do with the buildings that I have been given and I have an idea but getting it though the council is going to be very hard," said Anne in a weak voice.

The door open and in rushed Elizabeth and Mary with Little Henry. All ran over to the bed in which Anne was laying in up against the pillows.

"Mama why did Papa have to carry you in here?" said Elizabeth crawling into the bed and under the covers next to her mother.

"I was not feeling very well that is all," said Anne looking down at her little daughter.

"Why mama?" asked Elizabeth hugging onto her mother.

"Because mama is going to have to have another baby," said Anne running her fingers though her daughter's golden red curls.

"Really but you just had Arthur and Harry," said Elizabeth with a look on her face that she was thinking about how to worked. "Will you have to go?" asked Elizabeth remembering when her mama had to go away before. She was still not sure what was the real reason but from what her mother had said it was a few ways.

"No I do not need to, but maybe we could go with your brothers and Little Henry and maybe Mary if she so wishes and my ladies and stay at the palace of Hatfield. So that your father is able to not to worry about anything," said Anne with a little laugh in her voice.

"Maybe can I ask Papa?" asked Elizabeth with a smile she loved Hatfield too and it was very pretty and the gardens were better than here in London.

There was a lot of noise outside the room. And then Henry came rushing into the room.

"What is it Father?" asked Mary seconds after he had entered into the room.

"She's gone," was all he said before he left the room again.

"Who's gone?" asked Little Henry looking after the King back to Anne.

"I do not know how much I can tell you Honey," said Anne moving a little so that he was able to get into the bed with her and Elizabeth. "Kitty can you find out what is going on?" Katherine Howard her cousin and young lady-in-waiting curtsied then left the room.

"Is it Catherine?" asked Mary in a whisper towards Anne and Nan.

"I think so Mary," said Anne back to her.

"Who's Catherine?" asked Little Henry. Anne started to cough very hard Lady Nan gave her some more water for her to drink. He repeated what he said.

"Your father's ward," said Mary to the seven year old boy.

"But Father says that he loves her and wants to marry her why would he let her go?" asked Little Henry looking up at Anne. Anne could see how innocent the little boy was but he was able to see his father's feelings towards this Catherine. She tried to remember how old Catherine was maybe four ages younger than her a year or so older then Mary.

"Because… I do not know… I am very sorry but I do not," said Anne looking down at Little Henry. She saw Charles and Henry's younger sister Mary in him but he seemed more like Henry her husband and Little Henry's uncle in how he held himself.

"It's ok Aunty Queen," said Little Henry using the nick name that he used. "I answer stand Papa and Uncle King, do not what you to tell me anything," Anne could see that Little Henry was like her own Elizabeth older than their age.

Again there was a loud noise outside and in run Kitty with news. She was red in the face from running down the long corridors of the palace, she was out of breath always she was unable to speak and it took a full five minutes until she could speak to her mistress and she curtsied towards the royal family.

"She's killed him," was all she was able to say.


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