So I haven't been getting that many reviews…Please leave one and tell me what you think of the chapter! I also noticed I've been messing up and putting 1533 when its actually supposed to be 1534. It doesn't make that big of a deal but it made me notice some age problems that I changed, it shouldn't matter too much in the story.


Katherine of Aragon (Boleyn)- 49 December 16th 1485

Prince Thomas Boleyn, Duke of Wiltshire-57 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- 15 June 13th 1519

Anthony Boleyn, Duke of Suffolk- 15 June 13th 1519

Rose Boleyn- 14 March 2 1520

Catalina Boleyn- 14 August 29th 1520

Annette Boleyn- 9, July 7th 1525

Michelle Boleyn- 5, October 29th 1528

William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire- 18 January 9th 1516

Peter Cavendish- July 23rd 1534

Sofia Cavendish- July 23rd 1534

George Boleyn, Duke of Rochford- 21 April 17th 1513

Renee Boleyn, Duchess of Rochford- 17, December 23rd 1516

Jane Boleyn- 4 March 28th 1530

Queen (Marie) Mary Tudor-18 February 18th 1516

Princess Charlotte of France-1 February 6th 1533

Prince Henri of France- December 16th 1533

King Henri of France- 21 July 10th 1513

Princess Cecily Tudor- 13 July 25th 1521

Princess Margaret Tudor- 11 years August 14th 1523

Prince Edward Tudor of Wales- 15 February 14th 1519

Prince James Tudor of York- 11 years October 1st 1522

King Henry VIII-43 June 28th 1491

Queen Kathryn Parr- 42 August 30th 1492

Lady Amelia Sutton, 12, May 18th 1522

Lady Mary Howard, 15, April 24th 1519

Charles Clancey, 17, February 6th 1517

Prince Phillip of Spain- 22 May 2 1512

Princess Elizabeth of Spain- 16 September 7th 1517

Princess Joan of Austria- 15 June 24 1519

Alexander Stewart-Duke of Ross- 20 April 30th 1514

Charles de Bourn, Duke of Beaucourt- 14 July 21 1520

Henry Stanley- Earl of Derby- 18 September 1st 1516


July 10th 1534

Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

The 7th was Michelle's birthday and we celebrated it before leaving for Chatsworth, I was excited to see my daughter and son again "how much longer?" Annette whined looking out the window.

"Not much longer mi amor, just an hour or so" she nodded and played a silly game with her sisters, Thomas, William and…Charles all rode horseback while George took a separate carriage with Jane, they were inseparable. Just as I predicted we arrived at Chatsworth after an hour and they were all excited, "Rose please do not bounce around" I scolded my 14 year old daughter.

"I am happy mama!" She said hugging me tightly, "I am going to be an aunt again!" I smiled softly looking upon her, I knew when her time came Rose would make a good mother, she absolutely adored children and I was glad she was not more persistent upon how they were made and where they came from.

"All your excitement is not good for Isabella though, she needs to be relaxed she is 8 months pregnant" Rose nodded in understanding and turned behind her and hushed her younger sisters.

"Mama!" I heard Anthony say enveloping me in a hug, "I have missed you" he kissed my cheek and I smiled.

"I have missed you as well, Isabella has been making you work hard on your studies?" I asked and he nodded with a mischievous smile.

"Isabella is in her chambers waiting for you the doctor has bedridden her a few days ago when she started to have pains. Lord Devonshire is with her" I nodded and he went over to William and playfully tackled him.

"Go see is she well I will help the children with there things" I nodded and kissed his cheek quickly walking to Isabella's chambers.

"Mama!" She said in relief upon seeing me I went to her bedside and hugged her tightly.

"Lady Wiltshire it is a pleasure to see you again" Lord Devonshire said and I smiled to him, he was kind enough to Isabella to earn my affection.

"It is good to see you as well, I believe William is excited to see you my eldest Tom has come as well" he nodded and left to greet them. "How have you been sweetheart?" I asked petting her cheek and she looked down at her stomach, "mi amor what is it?" I asked in concern.

"It hurts sometimes" she whimpered and I hugged her close to me comfortingly.

"I am sorry sweetheart unfortunately it is not going to get any better" I could not lie to her "but it means that you shall have the baby soon" I bit my lip and looked at her swollen stomach. I placed my hand on top and there was a strong kick against it, I let out a soft gasp of surprise.

"They are very strong" she whispered placing her hand on top of mine "if we have two girls we have decided to name them Clara and Sofia and if they are two boys they shall be Peter and Richard" I smiled as she talked of her children.

"And what if you have a boy and girl as I did?" She smiled and lay her head on my shoulder.

"Then Peter and Sofia….or maybe Clara I am not quite sure yet I keep changing my mind" I laughed kissing her forehead. "Did you know what you wanted to name us?" She asked softly after a few moments.

"With you and Tom I had no clue we decided your names upon seeing you, it was the same with Cordelia. With your brothers we decided upon William for a boy and Catalina for a girl but we ended up with two boys, Catalina's name was decided upon by your father. Rose was named by Cordelia" she nodded biting her lip nervously.

"I am scared mama" she whispered as if it was a sin.

"I know mi amor, I was scared every time I had a baby as well it is not something to be ashamed about everything is going to be okay" she shook her head.

"What if I die?" I felt my heart skip a beat as I stared down on her.

"Do not say that it will be okay" I promised and she jumped a bit as the child kicked and moved inside her stomach.

"Can we come in?" I heard Catalina ask curiously poking her head inside the room along with the her sisters.

"Yes" Isabella said smiling happily upon seeing her sisters, Michelle and Annette crawled on the bed to sit next to her as Catalina, Rose and Cordelia stood next to her bed and fawned over her stomach. "Hi papa" I looked over my shoulder to see Thomas standing in the doorway nervously "come here" he stepped inside and I stood up allowing him to take my spot. She took his hand and placed it on her belly where the baby must have kicked again for her let out a small laugh "they like to kick a lot" she said after he took his hand away.

"You did the same thing to your mother, in the final days of her pregnancy she could get no rest" I knew it was hard for him to see Isabella now having a child of her own he would never admit it though.

"Hopefully that means I shall have them soon" she rubbed her belly lovingly and the girls took turns feeling the babies move for a while.

Queen Marie (Mary) of France

I held my son close as Charlotte plucked flowers from their stems I knew Isabella would be having her child soon and I could not wait till I received the letter saying I was an aunt ! Cordelia should have married Lord Oxford by now as well and probably could be having a child, oh how I wished I could be in England with them! Henri turned 21 a few days ago and celebrations were still going on and Charlotte loved them! Soon was his half brother Charles's birthday.

"Your Majesty, a letter" I took it eagerly seeing my mothers seal on it, I handed Harri to his governance glancing towards Charlotte as I pulled the letter open.

Dearest Mary,

Much has happened in these last few months as you must know by now Isabella is pregnant with twins and is very excited. All your sisters are well and Tom has gotten enrolled in Oxford where he is to study politics and we are all very proud of him. I have some bad news as well, it seems that on the night of her 16th birthday Cordelia ran off with Charles Clancey a gentleman in the King's household and married him.

The marriage was no consummated but she insists she will not divorce him and that she is in love. The King has allowed them to stay married and she has been banished from Court. We have also been banished and your stepfather has lost his position as Lord Privy Seal and he is very upset over it, I feel bad for Catalina though. She knew about Cordelia's plan and though we are very mad at her for never telling us the King slapped her more then once and yelled at her.

I do not know when we shall be back at Court but I find I am not all that sad about it, I love staying at Hever Castle with my children, though Cordelia has been sent to her estate of Nunnington. Since then everything has been very simple here, Tom stays at his estate of Wilton House now but writes and visits often he even bought your sisters a pony when they stayed with him. William and Anthony visit often with Isabella and have developed a good friendship with Lord Devonshire who has been very kind to your sister.

How are things in France going? I miss you very much and my grandchildren as well! Is Charlotte walking yet? And how is Harri? I cannot wait to hear from you next.

Your Mother

Katherine, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

I could not believe that Cordelia married a gentleman from the King's household! She is the King's daughter for Christ sakes! She should know far better then that! I left the children with their governance and left back to my chambers where I wrote her a very angry letter. She disgraced mama and papa!

"What are you doing sweetheart?" Henri asked spying me at my writing desk.

"Writing to my sister Cordelia, do you know she ran away to marry a gentleman in our fathers household? A nobody!" I snapped and gave the letter to my maid to have it sealed and sent.

"You should not worry yourself about them it is Lady Cordelia's life and if she chooses to marry a man of no standing then let her. You are the Queen of France" he said laying his hands upon my shoulders.

"I know what I am, and I should not have a sister married to a…a…nobody!" I cried angrily standing up.

"Calm down sweetheart you are getting angry for nothing" he laughed kissing me softly.

"You are right…I should not work myself up especially now" he was about to speak again before he stopped and looked at me curiously.

"What do you mean?" He questioned and I laughed softly.

"I am a month pregnant the midwife says I am due in late April early March" he looked shocked a few moments before kissing me deeply.

"I shall alert counsel immediately! You have made me very happy" he lay a hand on my still flat stomach and kissed me again, "I love you so much" I hugged around his neck tightly.

"I love you too!"

Elizabeth, Princess of Spain

"Your Highness are you well?" The servant asked hopefully, they all wanted me to become with child soon but if only they knew their Prince has yet to lay with me! His father knew though and yelled at him saying he needed to have a child soon, it would help the alliance. Phillips reply was that he did not wish to lay with a child and was waiting till I matured at bit, twas a stupid excuse I was 16 already and Isabella was due to have her child soon and she was the same age as me.

"I am fine" I sighed and she nodded disheartened.

"Your Highness people are starting to talk of your lack of fertility" I stood up in anger.

"There is nothing wrong with my lack of fertility!" I snapped and she quickly backed off and left the room, tears pooled in my eyes as I made them all leave. I felt so alone here, I just wanted a friend like Mary had…I received a letter today from Isabella telling me of what happened with Cordelia, I knew she must be having a hard time in England now and would like nothing more then to leave for a bit. Maybe she and her husband could come to Spain and spend sometime here with me?

July 23rd 1534

Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

It was very late when I was awoken by one of Isabella's servants "Lady Devonshire has gone into labor!" I jumped awake pushing Thomas.

"Thomas wake up Isabella is in labor" he awoke quickly as I pulled my robe on and left to Isabella's rooms.

"Mama" she whimpered as I walked in.

"Sweetheart you need to relax" I told her and she squeezed my hand tightly sobbing in pain.

"Make it go away please! Mama please!" She begged and I felt like there was a rock in my throat, I hated seeing my little girl in pain.

"I wish I could love" I looked down on the midwife.

"She is in the beginning of labor but I have a feeling it will be a quick labor" I nodded and pushed Isabella's hair from her face.

"Hear that sweetheart? It is going to be okay" she let out a loud cry holding me tighter, "breath Isabella you need to breath" I whispered softly.

Thomas Boleyn, Prince of Spain, Duke of Wiltshire

3 hours later

"Do you think she will be alright?" Lord Devonshire asked me nervously pacing in front of the door where we could hear her screams.

"I am sure everything will be alright" I told him, the children were outside in the gardens I did not want them hearing what was happening, all but Cordelia, Tom and George. Cordelia was sitting next to me quietly her husband standing next to her silently.

"Have you heard from Elizabeth lately?" She finally asked trying to start conversation.

"Yes, she has yet to become with child and the King has sent a physician to the Spanish Court to look at her" the conversation quickly ended when Isabella's screams grew louder.

"Papa, I am going outside with the others" George said and I nodded watching him go, Tom went the window I knew it was bothering him hearing Isabella's screams.

"Son, it is alright" he turned to me and nodded.

"I am sure Isabella is going to be alright, she was always healthy and strong when we were younger" Cordelia announced trying to soothe everyone's nerves.

Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

"I see the head!" The midwife cried out and I pressed a cool cloth to Isabella's forehead.

"You hear that? One big push sweetheart" she sat up and pushed with everything she had and I looked down to see them midwife helping the baby into the world quickly cutting the cord and wrapping it up. "You did it sweetheart" tears were slipping down my cheeks as the child cried out, but the happiness was short lived when Isabella started to scream again her body strained and pushed.

"Alright the second one is coming fast" I kissed her temple.

"You can do this Bella I know you can" she let out a loud cry and the second child was born, she was crying and I held her tightly looking to the midwife.

"You first bore a son then a daughter" she announced and Bella let out a sob looking to me.

"Just like you did mama" I hugged her tightly and helped bring the children over to her, "they are so beautiful" she whispered in awe "Peter and Sofia" she said with a large smile.

"I will go tell the others sweetheart" she nodded and the maids set to work cleaning her.

William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire

The atmosphere was tense as Isabella screamed…but then I heard it, the loud cry of a child and I stopped my pacing staring at the door she started screaming again but it was not long before there was another cry. I sat down feeling weak…I was a father now. Lady Wiltshire excited the room and I jumped up going to her quickly "what has she had?" I asked quickly.

"She has had a boy and girl, she named them Peter and Sofia" I had a son, an heir! And I had a daughter…I did not know what to think, I have never had any siblings let alone sisters what if I did not know how to raise a girl.

"Congratulations" Lord Wiltshire said shaking my hand and I nodded.

"When can we see her?" Tom, Isabella's twin brother asked anxiously.

"In a few minutes she is getting cleaned right now" we all nodded and she went back into the room to help Isabella.

"It feels odd does it not?" Lord Rochford asked and I nodded.

"Yes it does" he shook my head and I thought of Isabella's other siblings, "go get my wife's siblings they will want to meet their niece and nephew" I ordered the servants and they nodded quickly going to get them.

"You may come in now" a servant announced and I was the first one to enter the chamber to see Isabella holding a bundle and the Lady Wiltshire holding another. I could hear the small voices of children whimpering as I approached the bed.

"Your daughter" Lady Wiltshire said placing her in my arms, I let out a small laugh looking upon her she had my blonde hair but her mothers eyes…she was beautiful.

"She is beautiful" I whispered and looked down to see my son, he to had blonde hair and blue eyes, they were like twins only male and female.

"Here, hold your son" Isabella said and we traded, he was bigger then his sister and I kissed his forehead.

"One day you shall be the Duke of Devonshire" I told him and he grumbled balling his tiny fists up, this all seemed like a dream.

Isabella Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

Lord Devonshire was holding our son and I cradled my daughter close to me "she is so small mama" I whispered and she kissed my forehead.

"All babies are like that" she whispered softly, I wanted to feed my own children but Lord Devonshire said no and employed a wet nurse for them, I heard the door open again and Tom and papa came inside.

"Come look at them" I said in a tired voice Tom bounded to my side quickly.

"Are you alright?" I nodded and kissed my daughters head.

"This is Sofia" I told him placing her in his arms, he seemed a bit awkward at first but finally settled into the best position and rocked her.

"Lord Wiltshire, this is Peter" Lord Devonshire said placing our son in my fathers arm.

"He resembles you" papa said looking at him.

"He has Isabella's eyes though" Lord Devonshire said pulling the cloth away a little so he could see Peter's face.

"Bella you had them!" Michelle giggled loudly coming into the room and was immediately scolded by mama to be quiet.

"They are beautiful" Cordelia said and I nodded my head in thanks.

"What are their names?" Catalina begged looking down at them.

"This is Sofia and papa is holding Peter" William and Anthony seemed more interested in Peter then Sofia and I could understand, they were boys. "Would you like to hold her?" I asked Annette who seemed very reserved and she nodded eagerly sitting down next to me, "Sofia meet your Aunt Annette" I whispered to my little girl who yawned in her aunt's arms.

"For something really small she weighs a lot" she laughed and I handed Sofia to Michelle next, all the children made their rounds in everyone's arms before it was time to let Isabella rest.

Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

"Come along now, Isabella needs her rest and so does Sofia and Peter" I ordered softly and they groaned in annoyance wanting to spend more times with the babies.

"A minute more mama?" Rose begged and I kissed her forehead pushing her along.

"No, besides you all need to attend your studies" once they were gone I kissed my daughters head as she fell asleep and Thomas and I went to our chambers. "It seems like only yesterday I had her and now she has children on her own" I whispered sitting down by the window. The warm breeze blew through rustling my hair the tiniest as Thomas sat down next to me taking his hand into my own.

"I know sweetheart, do not be sad over it today is supposed to be a happy day" he cupped my cheek and leaned forward kissing me.

"I know that I am very happy" I leaned back into his kiss happily.

September 1st 1534

The babies have been a joy to have in the family they grew so quickly they would be two months soon and the girls were mesmerized by everything that they did. George and Jane left in August but he promised to write more often, it made me happy but there was a distance about him now that I did not understand. "Mama! Mama! A messenger is here!" Annette said pointing out the window, we were still at Chatsworth upon Bella's request and in the drawing room embroidering for the evening. The twins were in a bassinet sleeping next to Isabella, it was comfortable.

"I see Annette calm down" she nodded and sat back in her chair, a few weeks ago Thomas sent a letter to the King asking him if we may come back to Court, the children missed the others so much.

"Lady Devonshire, a letter for Lady Cordelia" The girls spirits were crushed, they so wanted a reply soon.

"Thank you" Cordelia whispered and looked at it for a moment "it is from Elizabeth" her voice held confusion as she opened the letter and read aloud.

"Dear Cordelia, I have heard from Mary about your marriage and wish you congratulations, not all of us are fortunate enough to marry for love. I have spent a lot of time in Spain so far and feel so alone and forgotten, I was hoping you would accept an invitation to come visit me for a bit with your husband as my guests, everything shall be paid for. Tell everyone that I miss them very much, Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth" I felt my heart drop out of my chest.

"Why does she get to go to Spain?" Rose sighed dramatically and I sent her a sharp glare.

"You are not going to go, are you?" I demanded standing up my heart racing in my chest.

"Mama…I think it is a good-" I cut her off quickly.

"No it is not!" I snapped and she closed her eyes, Isabella had a governance take the twins back to the nursery to be fed and quickly stepped over to us.

"Mama maybe is it best after all the King is still angry at her" I ignored her not wanting to believe this.

"Please do not be sad!" Michelle begged grabbing my hand.

"No forbid her to leave! She cannot go!" I looked around trying to find someone who agreed with me but there was only nervous faces.

"Katherine what is going on?" Thomas asked walking into the room with the other men who had left to hunt today.

"Cordelia is thinking about going to Spain! Tell her she cannot go" I demanded with tears in my eyes. He looked over to her as Mr. Clancey went to her side reading the letter and nodding to her.

"She is a married woman now I cannot tell her anything" I wanted to scream in frustration I felt like someone was pulling my corset strings tighter and tighter so I could not breath.

"Then I will go to Henry" I demanded storming from the room.

"Katherine stop this" Thomas snapped walking behind me.

"Do not touch me!" I snapped as he tried grabbing my arm "let me go!" I snarled, he pulled me into his chest and I fought trying to get away.

"The King is at Kenilworth that may be close but it has started to rain out!" He growled holding me tightly by my arms.

"I do not care!" I shoved him away and started down the steps to the stable.

"God dammit woman! You will catch a cold and die! You get sick easily" he followed me down the steps but I ignored him.

"I do not care!" I repeated and suddenly he grabbed me by my hair, I let out a high pitched scream up surprise and pain as he dragged me back to our rooms by my hair.

"You may not care but I do!" He snapped.

"Let me go! You are hurting me!" I cried as he kicked our bedchamber door open and shoved me to the bed.

"You are foolish for even considering going out now!" I lay one hand on the back of my head where his fingers had pulled the tender strands. I did not say anything only kept my eyes closed crying, he pulled my hand away from my hair abruptly and pushed me back forcing me to open my eyes. "Do you want to get seriously ill?" He demanded and I only pushed at his chest, finally he gave up and I turned into my pillow burying my face. "Do not leave the bedchambers, you have scared the girls enough for tonight" he left me alone in the room and I did not move at all.

Cordelia could not leave to Spain! I have already lost George to France and I knew I would lose her as well after a few minutes I sat up looking around the room, I was completely alone. It was hard but I changed my gown into something more appropriate for riding and braided my hair down my back, I knew Thomas would be mad at me but I could not let Cordelia leave. George was gone, Catalina was to leave for France I felt like I was losing all my children and I could not let that happen.

I snuck out through the maids door and went down to the stables with my cloak hugging tightly around me, I had 4 guards with me all of them seemed nervous about letting me go but knew they could not order me to stay.

"Lady Wiltshire, maybe you should wait for morning? It looks as if the rain is getting worse" one commented as a horse was made ready for me.

"I do not have till tomorrow" I said ready to leave.

"No, you do not" a chill went up my back and I swallowed hard feeling my heart quicken "escort Her Grace back to her chambers" Thomas ordered and I stood my ground.

"I must speak with the King" I said after a few minutes of tense silence.

"No you do not, Cordelia has sent a request to leave the realm and he will most likely grant it" tears spilt over my eyes.

"I cannot lose her as well Thomas" I whimpered my bottom lip trembling.

"Your tears will not soften my heart Katherine, what you were about to do was stupid now go back inside at once!" I slowly walked back to the large house Thomas and the guards following. I felt like a scolded child. The rain splattered around me as I walked slowly every step felt like a stab to the heart as it set in that my daughter was to leave me.

Finally it felt like my feet could no longer take me any further "Lady Wiltshire are you well?" I heard but it sounded so far away.

I let out a broken sob falling to the ground "Katherine!" Thomas cried and quickly lifted me up "get up, come one" he urged holding around my waist and helping me back to our rooms. He laid me back on the bed and undressed me down to my chemise and wrapped the blankets around me "foolish woman, what did I say would happen if you went out in the rain?" He whispered softly petting my cheek.

"S-She cannot go….I cannot lose her" I sobbed and he pulled me into his chest hugging me tightly.

"There is nothing anyone can do Katherine, I doubt she is to stay in Spain long anyway she loves you far too much to stay away forever" he whispered kissing the top of my head.

"My love obviously means nothing! Not to her or George they both are so ready to leave the country without a care" I cried and he pressed his lips to my temple with a sigh.

"They both love you, do not doubt that but they have lives now, they are adults. George is the ambassador and Cordelia is just leaving for a bit to spend time with Elizabeth" I shook my head.

"She will end up staying and I will never see her again!" I could not speak anymore after that my throat hurt too much from crying. But he held me tightly whispering soft things to me, promises that he would always love me and nothing would ever change that.

Thomas Boleyn, Prince of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

I knew she was not asleep yet but she closed her eyes with her face buried in my chest, her body lay between my legs the covers tight around her. Katherine got sick easily and I knew by the little sniffles and coughs she had gotten a cold, "papa?" I looked up to see William and Anthony in the doorway nervously peering inside.

"Yes boys?" I asked noticing that she had finally fallen asleep.

"Is mama alright?" William asked quietly glancing towards his mother who started to cough which woke her up.

"Your mother has caught a cold" I told them and Katherine's pale face looked up to see our sons.

"What are you doing?" She asked lightheartedly.

"Just seeing if you were okay mama" she turned a little and I pulled the covers over her a little more.

"I am well, nothing more then a little cold" they nodded uncertainly and glanced towards me.

"Boys we shall be leaving to Dover Blinking when your mother is well enough so make sure everything is ready for then" they nodded excepting the responsibility.

"Alright papa…is Cordelia really going to Spain?" Anthony asked quietly, Katherine's body tensed and she let out a little sob.

"I do not know" they nodded and left "shh Ma Cherie, you have to let the children grow they need to learn on their own" I whispered pulling her back to me.

"I do let them grow, but why must they do it in different countries?" She sobbed in devastation.

"That is part of growing up Katherine, we both know she will end up missing you too much and come home after a few months" I knew he was right but I could not believe it right now.

"What if something happens? What happens if she gets sick or the boat crashes?" I demanded thinking of all the possible scenarios that would end with my little girl getting hurt.

"Nothing is going to happen love" he promised softly.

September 3rd 1534

Lord Wiltshire,

I have received two letters as of late, one from you then from my daughter Lady Cordelia I find that I need a meeting with you all. Leave for Court at once and meet me at Kenilworth. Tell my goddaughter I congratulate her on the birth of her children and I shall send a gift promptly.

His Majesty The King

I let out a breath and went into the parlor where everyone save Katherine was talking "children get ready we are leaving for Court, you to Cordelia" She nodded and Isabella looked alarmed.

"Mama may be better now but she is still sick papa" she said nervously and I let out a breath.

"I know that, but we have been ordered and there is nothing I can do, she will be wrapped warmly in a carriage" Lord Devonshire stepped up to Isabella's side.

"Isabella and I shall go as well" she bit her lip obviously wanting to object, I knew it was hard for her to be separated from her children, Katherine was the same way when they were born. "They have a governance a wet nurse" he told her a little more quietly.

"We should bring them to Court with us, the King will want to meet them after all I am his goddaughter" Lord Devonshire ground his teeth together but said nothing and I went to tell Katherine the news.

"Thomas what is it?" She asked softly as I sat down on her bed.

"The King has ordered us to Court, you must get ready" she nodded and the servants helped her get dressed and into the carriage with the children, Lord Devonshire and Isabella had a carriage of their own. The girls rode in the carriage as Tom, William, Mr. Clancey and I all rode horseback.

September 5th 1534

Cordelia Clancey

I hated breaking mama's heart but I needed to get away right now, I was looked at like a dumb lovesick harlot and I could not stand it anymore. I knew they talked about Charles as if he were the dirt on their shoe and it was not fair, I loved him. Mama was hoping the King would ordered me not to leave and I was hoping he would let me.

Once we arrived we were brought straight to my fathers office, Isabella had the governance bring Sofia and Peter to her rooms and my younger siblings were sent to their rooms. "Your Majesty" papa said speaking for all of us as he bowed before my father, I was nervous and glanced up at him.

"Katherine you sent me a letter saying that Elizabeth invited Cordelia to Spain" I immediately looked towards my mother.

"Yes she has-" he cut her off looking to me.

"Do you want to go?" He asked and I wanted to run and hide.

"Yes" I finally said and Charles squeezed my hand.

"Then you may go" I looked to mama and her face was pitch white.

"No-" papa squeezed around her waist.

"You may all leave, Katherine please stay" before I left I went up and kissed my fathers cheek

Henry Tudor, King of England

I waited till everyone left and Katherine had tears running down her face, I knew my decision has hurt her greatly but I could not force Cordelia to stay here. "How could you let her leave Henry?" Katherine demanded in tears, I could see her face was pale and knew she had been sick before she had left for Court.

"It would only make her hate you and I if I made her stay here" her eyes sparked with anger.

"Only hate us more?" She snarled stepping forward and I knew I was in for it. "You put her in poverty! You forced her out of her home and took away all her money and jewels! If it was not more Thomas and I she would be working on a farm right now!" She growled.

"She is the one who married one!" I shot back and she took another step closer.

"That is regardless! She is your daughter Henry! What if someone got it into their heads to kidnap her when she was working on that farm?" She cried in outrage, I knew she was right but I also knew when I issued the punishment that Katherine would never let her live on a farm.

"I am not going to argue about this" I sighed, it was useless I could not win against her.

"You cannot let her go, please Henry just make her stay here" she begged and I walked forward and wrapped my arms around her shoulders, she leaned into me her tears staining my coat.

"I cannot do that" she sobbed harder in distress.

"My baby…Henry please!" I begged.

"I do not want her to go as well but I am not going to force her to stay" I kept my eyes closed knowing if I opened them my eyes would be full of tears we well.

"Please" I took a deep breath and opened my eyes looking up.

"Get me Lord Wiltshire" I ordered and within a minute he walked in narrowing her eyes at me jealously, he was very possessive of his wife.

"Your Majesty" he said and took Katherine from me "sweetheart are you alright?" He asked rubbing her back.

"He is letting her go!" He whispered something to her and kissed her forehead.

"You may bring her back to your chambers" he nodded and lead her away and I went back to my chair and sat down rubbing my head.

"Henry? Are you alright?" Kathryn asked softly walking in.

"Katherine wants me to tell Cordelia she cannot go to Spain, she is practically begging me" she walked over and lay her hands on my shoulders.

"And what have you decided?" She asked nervously.

"I am allowing Cordelia to go" she tensed slightly.

"How did Lady Wiltshire take it?"

"She was crying, I cannot tell Cordelia she cannot go if she wishes to" Kathryn walked out and sat in the chair next to me.

"I think Lady Wiltshire is scared that she will like Spain too much and decide to live there, you must remember Henry she has already lost 2 children to France and the Lady Catalina shall be leaving for France when she turns 16. She fears losing Cordelia" I understood her fears.

Cecily Tudor, Princess of England

I was so excited that they were back at Court! I missed them all terribly "Cecily!" I jumped up from my chair and hugged Catalina tightly.

"I have missed you all so much!" I said happily.

"You were gone for a long time!" Margaret exclaimed hugging Rose, Annette and Michelle while Edward and James talked with Anthony and William.

"Can we go out to the gardens?" I asked Lady Farthing our new governance.

"You may" she agreed after talking with Lady Middleton.

"How has it been since you left?" I asked Catalina, she was only 2 years older then me and I liked talking to her. Sometimes we fought but that did not mean anything, people fought all the time.

"Quiet oddly not much has happened till July when Sofia and Peter were born, Isabella has brought them to Court they are so adorable!" I could not wait till I got to meet them, babies were all cute! "So what has been going on at Court?" She then asked.

"I have been betrothed to Alexander Stewart the Duke of Ross, he is the youngest brother of the King of Scotland" I was happy to be the Duchess of Ross, Scotland was not that far away from England after all.

"I am happy for you, do you think Margaret shall be betrothed soon?" She questioned glancing to my younger sister who was playing hide and seek with Annette and Michelle, Rose more content to explore the rose bushes.

"I do not know my father has not talked about it that much and no one has said anything" she nodded and patted her dark green skirts.

"My father still insists on sending me to France to marry the Duke of Beaucourt" she sighed in annoyance, I knew she hated the idea of leaving England.

"I am sorry Catalina but it does not seem like he will change his mind" I said taking her hand and she nodded mournfully.

"But I swear once I arrive there I shall bother him until he brings me back!" I laughed knowing she would. "I will not give up until I am back in England" Rose trotted over after a few minutes.

"Can I walk with you as well?" She begged softly.

"You may! We were talking about our betroths" she blushed a little "Henry Stanley has recently inherited the title of Earl of Derby" I giggled poking fun at her.

"I know that, papa told me to write him a letter of congratulations" Lord Derby was not the most handsomest man but he was not ugly. His hair was a auburn red and his eyes such a clear blue it seemed unreal he had a splash of freckles over his face which made him very noticeable. "Can we please not talk about this?" I let out a sigh and looked towards the boys to see them practicing their archery.

Isabella Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

I loved my children more then anything else in the world. When I thought of being a mother I always knew I wanted to be like my mama, I wanted to be there for everything, steps, words, smiles I would be a mother to my children and not just a mother figure they see every of often. I wanted to feed them myself and finally after almost two months of begging he has finally allowed me to do as I pleased. I do not know how to describe it other then it made me feel closer to my children, like we had a bond.

"You are mama's precious little boy, are you not?" I asked my son as he lay on the bed next to his sister, Sofia had fallen asleep after she had eaten but Peter has decided he does not like sleeping too much. It felt odd referring to myself as mama whenever I heard the word mama I instantly thought of my mother. I am still adjusting to my new role but I would not change it for anything.

"Is he well?" Lord Devonshire asked walking into our room.

"Yes he is, they both are. Do not forget you have a daughter" I told him coolly, I knew he loved both of them the same but he was always a bit more focused on Peter, I understood he was a boy and heir but Sofia still should mean just as much.

"I remember perfectly well that I have a daughter you need not remind me" he answered in a diplomatic manner that I brushed off. Upon hearing her fathers voice Sofia had woken her blue eyes peering around the room curiously.

"Hello sweetheart" I kissed her forehead and her tiny arms reached toward my face and grabbed a piece of my dark hair. Lord Devonshire lifted Peter up and held him close, I took Sofia in my arms and sat on the bed looking at him.

"You barely hold Sofia, do you not think she deserves her fathers attention as well?" I demanded haughtily I hated the fact he was unknowingly playing favorites.

"Isabella you will not make an argument about this" he warned handing Peter to his governance.

"I shall! You play favorites and I do not like it! I do not care if in your mind you believe Peter is more important then Sofia but I will not have you outwardly displaying it!" I cried as a maid took Sofia and put them in their bassinets.

"Peter is more important Isabella! He is my heir and will one day inherit all this!" He threw his arms up and I glanced around the room.

"And what of Sofia then? What of the daughters we shall have together? Do they mean nothing to you?" I hissed in anger.

"Sofia shall make a good match when she is older, she has very good connections and I believe will find and excellent husband" he answered coldly and I swallowed hard glaring at him. "Your father is very lucky to have 4 sons, my family was not so lucky" he snarled and I balled my fists in anger.

"So because your sisters died it means that you will keep a distance from your daughters?" He glared at me angrily for a few moments.

"Do not dare speak of my sisters" he growled and I immediately backed off knowing I should not push him. "I am not your father Isabella I will not waste my money on my daughters, I shall love them but I will not pay for tutors, they will grow up with knowledge that is useless to them, if you feel it is so important then you educate them yourself" my daughter were worth every bit as much as her brother. But I dare not fight him now on this he was far to easily anger right now for me to push.

"I shall" I said dismissively and he left the room stomping away, I took a deep breath and walked over picking my daughter up. "Papa shall change his mind in time sweetheart all men are like that at first, or at least that is what grandma says" I whispered to her and kissed her chubby little cheeks before laying her back down. I kissed Peter as well not wanting to show more love to Sofia then him, I would not have favorites!

I watched them sleep for a while before there was a knock on my bedchamber door "Isabella can I speak with you?" I heard Cordelia say and I turned to look at her.

"You may" she walked in closing the door behind her and walked over to look down upon my children.

"I feel bad about hurting mama's feelings" she whispered softly and I took her hand in my own "but I cannot stay here right now, I want to leave for a bit and get away from all this stress!" I hugged her tightly.

"You do not need to explain yourself to me or anyone else, do you plan on staying in Spain to live?" Her eyes widened in horror.

"Oh God no! I am only going to visit for a few months that is all!" I smiled knowing that was mama's greatest fear.

"Just let mama know that, Cordelia she is scared that you will end up staying in Spain to live and she is scared to lose you, you just need to let her know that you are coming back" she nodded looking down as Peter let out a little whine.

"I shall tell her tomorrow, she is very upset tonight and I do not want to bother her anymore then need be" she said mostly to herself then looked up at me. "I received a letter from Mary a couple days ago, she told me I was stupid and foolish for what I have done" she whimpered with tears in her eyes.

"She is just upset, she probably wrote the letter right after she found out and now regrets it do not take to heart what she wrote" she nodded pushing the tears away and hugged me tightly.

"I love you Bella" she whispered softly.

"I love you too, just be safe in Spain and write when you can" she nodded and kissed my cheek. I hugged my sister tightly taking a deep breath and pulling away "now I believe your husband might be looking to see where you have run off too" she giggled waving goodbye as she left.

Katherine Boleyn, Princess of Spain, Duchess of Wiltshire

I could not believe that Henry was letting her go. My little girl was going to leave to Spain. I was not crying anymore I just sat in Thomas's lap in front of the fire letting my mind wander my head tucked under his chin. I sat up quickly when the most horrible feeling came over me, it felt like something was tugging on my heart trying to tell me something "what is it love?" Thomas asked nervously, he was scared I was going to get sick again.

"Something's wrong" I whispered looking around "where are my children?" I demanded a servant who jumped as I addressed them.

"They are in their chambers changing for supper My Lady" I lay my hand on my heart trying to figure it out.

"What is it Katherine? What is wrong?" Thomas said lightly wrapping an arm around my stomach.

"I feel like something is very wrong...like...I do not know how to describe it" I looked to him with troubled eyes and he caressed my face.

"It is probably just you getting sick again, get into bed" he helped me back to bed even though I did not need it. I knew it had nothing to do with sickness and I was too nervous to fall asleep to busy trying to think of what it might be that is making me feel this way.


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