Mary Tudor, Princess in Exile

12th of February, 1539: George Boleyn requests permission to leave so that he may be with his wife to meet his child when it is born. While Henry VIII is reluctant to let him leave for the ‘whorish Lady Magdalen’, he knows that this is not an unfair requests and he lets the man leave, with the promise to return in two months.
 
21st of February, 1539: Empress Anna announces a second pregnancy, to the joy of her husband, son and stepson.
 
1st of March, 1539: Henry VIII sends Charles Brandon to Scotland to start a proper courting of Princess Mary, as he feels that the princess is the perfect bride for his son and heir, the healthy Prince Edward in Ludlow.
 
13th of March, 1539: Lady Magdalen dies giving birth to a son that is named Thomas.

19th of March, 1539:
Baby Thomas Boleyn dies.
 
30th of March, 1539: Prince Henry, Duke of York dies. Henry VIII goes into mourning for over a month following this, and every lady of the court with ambitions begins circling the Queen like the vultures that they are.
 
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10th of April, 1539: Henry VIII sends summons for George Boleyn to return to court. The noble agrees, but only by the end of the month.
 
24th of April, 1539: Catherine Parr (nee Howard) gives birth to twin boys, named Henry and William. The eldest was given the title Earl of Essex (a title that William Parr had obtained on the divorce of his wife) and the younger was mad the Baron Parr.
 
12th of May, 1539: George Boleyn finally returns to court and is immediately sent to Scotland on the diplomatic mission to Scotland.
 
21st of June, 1539: Madeleine de Valois gives birth to twins, a boy that is named Juan and a girl that is named Beatrice. She dies giving birth to them, but the Duke does not seem too sad about this. He has his mistress.
 
2nd of July, 1539: Empress Anna and the rest of the court are shocked when it is announced that Charles V has figured out how he will split the empire upon his demise. Philip will gain Castile and Aragon, as well as the Italian states, while Charles will gain the rest of the Empire, namely Burgundy.

15th of July, 1539: Queen Mary of Scotland gives birth to a daughter that is name Margaret.
 
21st of July, 1539: A date is finally set for the meeting of the French, English and Scottish courts. It is the 15th of January next year, giving all the courts time to prepare. But also, an invitation is sent to the court in Spain and Portugal, with Charles V and John III accepting. All these courts are filled with excitement.
 
8th of August, 1539: Henry VIII is flees London when an attack of ‘Sweating Sickness’ hits the city. Among those who are afflicted are William Parr, Thomas Boleyn and several minor courtiers.
 
17th of August, 1539: Henri: Duke of Orleans and his wife Isabella of Poland welcome their first child, a daughter that is named Claude for the Prince’s mother.

25th of August, 1539: Empress Anna gives birth to a baby girl that is named Anna in honour of her mother. That baby seems to be as strong as her brother and supposedly ‘puts all other babes to shame’.
 
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8th of September to the 17th of September, 1539: The ‘sweating sickness’ dies down, and the dead are counted. While Thomas Boleyn survived (hooray?), William Parr and many other courtiers died, leaving Catherine Parr (nee Howard) a widow at 15, with two sons to feed. Henry VIII, in his infinite generosity, gifted a small country manor for her to live out the rest of the sickness in, at his expense. He also allowed her all rights to her husband’s land’s and titles, and bequeathed a large annual sum that is set to be paid until her death (the sum is inbetween $1000 and an additional $700 immediately paid). While many are suspicious and jealous, Queen Mary seems to be thrilled for the young woman, who she counts among her closest friends and fought to gain this type of acquisition. The widow, meanwhile, is stunned at the generosity of the royals and writes to her uncle that she has no need of his assistance, so forget the tearful letter that was sent the previous week.
 
30th of September, 1539: The date for the wedding between Charles: Duke of Aquitaine an Jeanne d'Albret is set for the 30th of January, so that it may be done with the many royal families present to witness that splendour of the French royal weddings.
 
11th of October, 1539: Henry VIII returns to London, and immediately talks of bringing the children to the court in late November.
 
25th of October, 1539: The proposal of Edward: Prince of Wales to Mary Stewart is officially denied, and as a result George Boleyn and Charles Brandon return to England with the bad news. Henry will not be happy.
 
16th of November, 1539: Queen Mary of England gives birth to a baby boy that is named Henry after his dead brother. The child seems stronger than the previous child.
 
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