7th September, 1533: Birth of the Princess Elizabeth Tudor
1534: Eustace Chapuys writes to Emperor Charles V on the 28th March reporting that Anne is rumoured to be pregnant again. This story circulates for a while; with a letter from George Taylor to Lady Lisle dated the 27th April 1534, reading:
“The Queen hath a goodly belly, praying our Lord to send us a prince”
Being used as evidence, though there is chatter that this letter was actually a hoax, and that the story was concocted by Anne herself to save face. But there are also reports that she really is pregnant, with her dresses being brought out regularly and apples being brought to her at odd times of the day. But more allegations surface that she is faking this to keep King Henry from tiring of her. In July, Anne’s brother, Lord Rochford, was sent on a diplomatic mission to France to ask for the rescheduling of a meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I because of Anne’s ‘health: “being of a delicate state; she could not cross the sea with the King”. Chapuys uses this letter to beck up the rumour she is pregnant. Finally, it was announced that the queen is pregnant, with the reason for the delay in this proclamation being:
“the quene’s private wishes”
With many suspecting that she was unsure of her ability to keep the babe. Chapuys wrote on the 19th August 1534:
“… and on the Concubine, she is far with child, and seems of unfortunately good health…”
On the 27th October, 1534, Queen Anne Boleyn went into labour, which lasted for a long 27 hours, in which the King waited in a room adjacent to the birthing quarters. Finally, on the 28th of October, the triumphant Queen emerged victorious. She had given birth to not just one heir, but also a second daughter. Healthy and handsome, the royal children were named Henry and Anne Tudor. And with that, the story of Anne’s brood began.
# I know I should be working on the Disney Renaissance Timeline and that I said that I would be keeping away until early January, but the idea for this just came to be and I thought it would be an interesting timeline. Also, this will be the structure for a story that I'm going to attempt to write at a later date, so could everyone please help me keep this realistic, and when I have gotten to the point I am planning on, please help me in the actualy writing process. Thank you