Mary Tudor, Princess in Exile

12th of February, 1538: Prince Charles de Valois is betrothed to little Princess Mary Stewart and is also promised a baby brother or sister by August at the latest.
 
23rd of February, 1538: It comes out that Queen Mary of England was one of the witnesses for Lady Magdalen Boleyn’s wedding. Another chair gets broken.
 
That last one made me laugh!
So how long before the King leaves the mortal realm anyway? Isn't his health already taking a turn for the worse at this point OTL?
 
That last one made me laugh!
So how long before the King leaves the mortal realm anyway? Isn't his health already taking a turn for the worse at this point OTL?

His health is actually fine right now, he hasn't gained quite as much weight as OTL. But he has also broken his leg and has plenty of other ailments so...

If he doesn't go to any major wars ;) then he should live until abut 1550. But, if he does, he won't be killed in battle but will also not be fed he huge amounts of food that he usually does, so hye might either live longer or shorter due to that, if it occurs.
 
12th of March, 1538: Henry VIII and Queen Mary leave with Prince Edward and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to take him to Ludlow on a progress to show off the royal family. Little Prince Henry is left at Hatfield due to his weaker health.
 
18th to the 19th of March, 1538: Queen Eleanor of France is finally convinced to come to court with her son, if just to let him meet his royal father. The meeting does not go well however, as the King almost drops the child and the Queen has a hysterical fit that ends with her taking her son right back to their previous home.
 
28th of March, 1538: George Boleyn returns to court, leaving his wife in the country as she is pregnant. At the request of the King he never mentions his wife and is reward with his head and the keeping of his title. Nobody knows how he charmed the King that well, but nobody is complaining. At least, not openly.
 
3rd of April, 1538: Queen Mary of England has a shock when, during their progress to Ludlow, her carriage’s wheels fall off and she gains a rather large and ugly bruise on her cheek. She is seen crying and, to comfort her, the King puts her on his horse until they reach the nearest castle. Meanwhile, the carriage maintenance people are questioned.
 
15th of April, 1538: Lady Latimer is brought in by the King as the governess for Princess Elizabeth as Queen Mary is quite impressed after a conversation with her. King Henry agrees, but also takes a shine to the young married woman, who is obviously not at all interested in her husband.
 
23rd of April, 1538: Prince Manuel of Portugal dies, leaving the royal family with two heirs, Prince Philip and Prince Denis. But Queen Catherine is currently pregnant and hopefully a strong child can be born.
 
2nd of May, 1538: Queen Mary of England sends for Michael Small to read his latest play, ‘Merchant of Hearts’. The story of a young man; who falls in love with a princess and has to earn her hand by providing her weight in diamonds. He then finds a cave of diamonds and marries the princess. A cute little story, she has a small performance put on for her family and close friends. All are impressed.
 
16th of May, 1538: Henry VIII announces he has betrothed his baby Princess Margaret is betrothed to the little Henry Brandon, the eldest son of his friend Charles Brandon.
 
1st of June, 1538: Queen Mary of Scotland goes into premature labour, eventually giving birth to a sickly baby boy that is named James. While James V is happy that he has an heir, he is not happy that the babe is not a healthy child like Princess Mary was.
 
28th of June, 1538: Mary Tudor has a miscarriage, and it is revealed that the child would have been a boy. She reacts badly, hiding from the world with her son Charles.
 
17th of July, 1538: Queen Catherine of Portugal dies giving birth to a daughter who is named Juana.
 
24th of July, 1538: In return for his bravery and loyalty to the crown Kynan Gurganus, a Welshman, is given the title Earl of Winchilsea.
 
3rd of August, 1538: Diane de Poitiers returns to her lover after a lengthy vacation to find that the tables have been turned. Previously she had been the only love in his life, but now she was second to his wife. This was a new feeling for her, as she had always had the upper hand when dealing with Catherine de Medici, but Isabella had obviously taken over the Prince’s affections. She responded to this by attacking her opponent, breaking the other woman’s nose and getting herself exiled in the process.
 
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