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Chapter 1
The Blooming Tudor Rose



Chapter 1

Mary was a precocious child. In July 1520, when scarcely four and a half years old, she entertained a visiting French delegation with a performance on the virginals (a type of harpsichord). A great part of her early education came from her mother, who consulted the Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives for advice and commissioned him to write De Institutione Feminae Christianae, a treatise on the education of girls. By the age of nine, Mary could read and write Latin. She studied French, Spanish, music, dance, and perhaps Greek. Henry VIII doted on his daughter and boasted to the Venetian ambassador Sebastian Giustiniani, "This girl never cries". Also, as the miniature portrait of her shows, Mary had, like both her parents, a very fair complexion, pale blue eyes and red or reddish-golden hair. She was also ruddy cheeked, a trait she inherited from her father.

Despite his affection for Mary, Henry was deeply disappointed that his marriage had produced no sons. By the time Mary was nine years old, it was apparent that Henry and Catherine would have no more children, leaving Henry without a legitimate male heir. In 1525, Henry sent Mary to the border of Wales to preside, presumably in name only, over the Council of Wales and the Marches. She was given her own court based at Ludlow Castle and many of the royal prerogatives normally reserved for the Prince of Wales. Vives and others called her the Princess of Wales, although she was never technically invested with the title. She appears to have spent three years in the Welsh Marches, making regular visits to her father's court, before returning permanently to the home counties around London in mid-1528.

Throughout Mary's childhood, Henry negotiated potential future marriages for her. When she was only two years old, she was promised to Francis, the infant son of King Francis I of France, but the contract was repudiated after three years. In 1522, at the age of six, she was instead contracted to marry her 22-year-old first cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. However, the engagement was broken off within a few years by Charles with Henry's agreement. Cardinal Wolsey, Henry's chief adviser, then resumed marriage negotiations with the French, and Henry suggested that Mary marry the Dauphin's father, King Francis I himself, who was eager for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed which provided that Mary marry either Francis I or his second son Henry, Duke of Orleans, but Wolsey secured an alliance with France without the marriage.

According to the Venetian Mario Savorgnano, by this time Mary was developing into a pretty, well-proportioned young lady with a fine complexion.

Meanwhile, the marriage of Mary's parents was in jeopardy. Disappointed at the lack of a male heir, and eager to remarry, Henry attempted to have his marriage to Catherine annulled, but Pope Clement VII refused his request. Henry claimed, citing biblical passages (Leviticus 20:21), that his marriage to Catherine was unclean because she was the widow of his brother Arthur (Mary's uncle). Catherine claimed that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated and so was not a valid marriage. Her first marriage had been annulled by a previous pope, Julius II, on that basis. Clement may have been reluctant to act because he was influenced by Charles V, Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed, whose troops had surrounded and occupied Rome in the War of the League of Cognac.

From 1531, Mary was often sick with irregular menstruation and depression, although it is not clear whether this was caused by stress, puberty or a more deep-seated disease. She was not permitted to see her mother, who had been sent to live away from court by Henry. In early 1533, Henry married Anne Boleyn, who was pregnant with his child, and in May Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, formally declared the marriage with Catherine void, and the marriage to Anne valid. Henry broke with the Roman Catholic Church and declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England. Catherine was demoted to Dowager Princess of Wales (a title she would have held as the widow of Arthur), and Mary was deemed illegitimate. She was styled "The Lady Mary" rather than Princess, and her place in the line of succession was transferred to her newborn half-sister, Elizabeth, Anne's daughter. Mary's own household was dissolved; her servants (including the Countess of Salisbury) were dismissed and in December 1533 she was sent to join the household of the infant Elizabeth at Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

Mary determinedly refused to acknowledge that Anne was the queen or that Elizabeth was a princess, further enraging King Henry. Under strain and with her movements restricted, Mary was frequently ill, which the royal physician attributed to her "ill treatment". The Imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys became her close adviser, and interceded, unsuccessfully, on her behalf at court. The relationship between Mary and her father worsened; they did not speak to each other for three years. Although both she and her mother were ill, Mary was refused permission to visit Catherine. When Catherine died in 1536, Mary was "inconsolable". Catherine was interred in Peterborough Cathedral, while Mary grieved in semi-seclusion at Hunsdon in Hertfordshire.

On 8 January 1536, news of Catherine of Aragon's death reached the King and Anne, who were overjoyed. The following day, Henry and Anne wore yellow, the symbol of joy and celebration in England, from head to toe, and celebrated Catherine's death with festivities. In Spain, the home country of Catherine of Aragon, yellow was the colour of mourning, in addition to black. For this reason, the wearing of yellow by Henry and Anne may have been a symbol of mourning. With Mary's mother dead, Anne attempted to make peace with her. Mary rebuffed Anne's overtures, perhaps because of rumours circulating that Catherine had been poisoned by Anne or Henry. These began after the discovery during her embalming that her heart was blackened. Modern medical experts are in agreement that this was not the result of poisoning, but of cancer of the heart, something which was not understood at the time.

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Anne Boleyn Crying and Praying on the Tudors

The Queen, pregnant again, was aware of the dangers if she failed to give birth to a son. With Catherine dead, Henry would be free to marry without any taint of illegality, Anne would feel remorse at what happened to Catherine and her daughter Mary. At this time Henry began paying court to Jane Seymour. He gave her a locket with a miniature portrait of himself inside and Jane, in the presence of Anne, began opening and shutting it.
 
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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Anne Boleyn was keen on a french match for Mary which means Mary is weaker due to Anne's friendship with the sister of the French King , Margaret of Navarre, she would plan a marriage treaty with her friend Margaret for Mary and have Mary to marry the dauphin which would include Mary being recognized as a legitimate princess of England and her prospective husband and family, the future King of France and the current Prince of France recognize the annulment Henry and the current marriage of Anne Boleyn as legitimate, which she would propose to her husband, but her husband wanted it to happen once she gives birth, this is Anne's gift of a better life to Mary, a consolation for a sin she had done to them which is ending the marriage of Catherine and Henry VIII and the hardship that Mary entered after her parents separated.

On June 2, 1536, Anne Boleyn entered into labor and gave birth to a son who was christened as Edward.

On August 1536, A Marriage treaty between Francis III, Duke of Brittany and Princess Mary is ratified, due to the arrangements of Anne Boleyn and also due to the desire of Henry VIII to have his annulment with Catherine of Aragon recognized in order to protect his heirs from Anne Boleyn, the other reason was to separate Mary from her supporters and prevent any possible marriage with rivals and to neutralize Mary as a threat to Anne Boleyn, the marriage treaty would include the recognition of the children of Henry VIII after his annulment as legitimate.

Mary would learn of this news from Anne Boleyn who planned to have her married to the Dauphin.

Lady Mary would object to the marriage, however she has no other choice but to marry the prince, Mary Tudor is sent to Calais on the latter part of November 1536 to meet her groom, personally escorted by Queen Anne Boleyn.

Queen Anne Boleyn and Margaret of Valois, Queen of Navarre would meet in this time and talk about the marriage.

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Lady Mary's marriage to the Dauphin on the Tudors

Mary would hate the groom but was forced to marry Francis III of Brittany personally on the Calais Cathedral on December 2, 1536 and to consummate the marriage, the two would eventually like each other.

Anne Boleyn was happy leaving Princess or Lady Mary to the Dauphin knowing that the two parties are now happy.

Mary Tudor, the Dauphine would give birth to a daughter named Catherine of France in December 4, 1537.

The King of England would be happy in the birth of his first grandchild, however the King of Spain would be very unhappy of the marriage between the two.
 
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3

On 1520, Majapahit vassal states such as Demak and Brunei already are already in power and would advance further the impending collapse of Majapahit, Prabu Udara was not recognized as the legitemate emperor of Demak due to his own lineage while the Hindus in Majapahit would recognize Prabu Udara.

There are many things that he would consider to end the fight between the Demak and the Hindu faction of Majapahit, on the top of this it has been 10 years since the Portuguese sack of Melaka, he considered the Portuguese also a problem to his empire.

On 1527 Prabu Udara was defeated by the Sultan of Demak who wanted to be recognized as the legitemate King of Majapahit but it resulted in Majapahit breaking up as the Hindus would not recognize the Sultan of Demak as Emperor.

The war between Cirebon-Demak alliance and the Sunda kingdom lasted almost five years. The king lost 1000 of his troops. Finally, in 1531, a peace treaty was concluded between King Surawisesa and Syarif Hidayatullah.

During 1534, Portuguese troops would help the Kingdom of Sunda keep the Demak and other muslims at bay in their Kingdom, causing the successor of Surawisesa, Ratu Dewata and the family of Surawisesa adopt Christianity.

In Aceh Salahuddin's father sultan Ali had been engaged in a mortal combat against the Portuguese in . Hostilities paused temporarily after his death. However, in September 1537 an Acehnese fleet appeared before Melaka, carrying a standing regiment of circa 3,000 men. The Acehnese landed successfully and Malacca was eventually captured and the Portuguese garrison there was expelled.

On 1540 The Acehnese missionaries were sent by Saiful Rijjal due to the alliance of Brunei with Aceh under Salahuddin to the lands of Dayak and to the lands of Saludong in the Port cities of Makabebe, Faru and Bigan helping them convert to Islam and immigrants from Sumatra and Java awould resume migrating to Saludong in Makabebe, Faru and Bigan and their suburbs and Merchants would arrive back as well which would mean that these towns would slowly recognize Demak as successor of Majapahit, the remaining Majapahit nobles in the former territory of Majapahit which is Saludong and the former vassal Kingdoms of Sapa and Kaboloan would be against this development but can't do anything.

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On 1542, the son of Dayang Panginoon and Balagtas, Balagtas is a scion of the branch of the Rajasa Family in Saludong which rules the Kingdom of Sapa and Kaboloan, one of the nobles in the Kingdoms of Sapa and Kaboloan Kingdom in the former Majapahit terrirory of Saludong would marry Maria of Sunda or Maria de Sonda, a relation of Surawisesa of Sunda who converted to Christianity and her husband would convert to Christianity as well adopting the name Afonso starting the conversion of Hindus to Christianity in Saludong the Inland people would gradually adopt christianity while the tribes near the bays and the seas would gradually adopt islam because they hybridized with immigrants from Sumatra and Java integrating them with the greater Malay world.
 
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4

Margaret of Angouleme or Margaret of Valois, the queen of Navarre would start keeping an eye on Mary Tudor right after she married the King of France, she makes sure that Mary Tudor would remain isolated along with her allies Renee of Ferrara and Diane de Poitiers who are friends of Anne Boleyn, after the birth of Princess Catherine on the latter part of 1537, Mary Tudor would find an ally with Catherine, duchess of Auvergne, the wife Henry the Duke of Orleans, a relative of the Pope, another ally would be Queen Eleanor who would be pregnant again in 1538, giving birth to a daughter named Margaret named after her aunt.

Mary herself would see the departure of Marie de Bourbon, Queen of Scotland, wife of James V from the French court on 1538.

Mary would finally give birth to the most awaited heir Louis, the Dauphin on November 4, 1539.

On England, Anne Boleyn would try to be a doting wife to her husband however she herself would die on 1540 due to giving birth to her last daughter, Anne on January 2, 1540 and he himself would look for another wife and Mary would offer her sister in law, Madeleine, Madeleine would marry Henry VIII and give birth to two sons, Henry b. 1541 and Edmund b. 1543.

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Catherine de Medici and Antoine de Bourbon, as portrayed by the movie the Dirty Princess

Catherine, duchess of Auvergne and her husband, Henry, duke of Orleans' marriage would be declared null and void on 1540 due to her husband's impotence and deformity and also because Catherine is smitten with the Duke of Vendome, Anthony who she married as soon as she annulled her marriage with the duke of Orleans, this would mean Henry would be free to be with his lover, Diane de Poitiers, however, Catherine's marriage with Anthony would turn out to be very fertile.
 
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