April 1536
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It was late April 1536 and Queen Anne was finally well enough, and able to find the time, to take a stroll in the gardens with her brother’s wife, Jane Rochford, with only a couple of noble ladies following them at a distance.
She’d suffered a bit of illness after her miscarriage in January, with fevers lasting for weeks with only a few breaks, and a horribly swollen body. She was even sure she had felt something move inside of her, but the Doctor reassured her that she had simply imagined it, so she tried to ignore the movements when she felt them.
Doctor Butts seemed to think that she had suffered from some kind of infection, but luckily it was over now.
She still had that swollen body though, and it was more than annoying, especially since the only clothes that sat comfortable on her were her pregnancy dresses, and that was more depressing than it should be.
She’d also been terribly stressed lately, with her husband the King spending more and more time with the Seymours, and less time with her and her family. It didn’t help that Master Cromwell was doing his best to diminish her influence with her husband, and she herself trying her best to diminish his. To her displeasure it seemed that Cromwell was the one her husband listened to, as she was aware that the money from the monasteries was not spent helping the poor of England as she wanted, but instead used to fill up the treasury. And no doubt Cromwell’s pockets as well, she thought to herself.
Could her husband not see that the people of England would be more welcoming of their escape from the corrupted clutches of Rome if they used the wealth of the Church to help the poor? She wished she could do more, but at the moment she was afraid to speak of anything political to King, after his bad reaction to the sermon she had had her almoner preach earlier this month. In retrospect she realised it might not have been such a good idea to attack Cromwell so publicly, but at the time she had thought so, and Mr.Skip had agreed and been more than willing to do her bidding.
The poor man had been interrogated for his troubles, and Anne swore to herself that she would be more cautious in the future.
Her thought’s were interrupted by a sharp, painful motion in her abdomen, and she couldn’t help but release a gasp and fall to her knees, clutching her stomach.
«Your Majesty?» Jane exclaimed before sitting down beside her, they had been walking in silence for a while now, so the Queen’s sudden action was a bit of a shock
Anne was about to answer, when she felt the same motion again, this time behind her ribs. She was able to recognise the motion this time, it was the kicks of a babe, and a strong one at that. She had been pregnant three times, so she was pretty sure she was right, but that didn't make any sense, her bed hadn’t been visited by her husband since last year. She wasn’t sure how to react to these news, so her body did the reacting for her and promptly fainted.
King Henry was pacing the floor outside his wife’s chamber, he had just sent in his trusted physician, Doctor Butts, to figure out what was happening to her. He was quite annoyed at his wife's timing, since his order to have Master Cromwell ‟investigate‟ the Queen’s behaviour had started bearing fruit, but of course it was typical of Anne to ruin his plans by getting ill, it wouldn’t be proper to arrest a bedridden woman after all.
Anne’s family was standing in the corridor with him, talking quietly among themselves while waiting for the physician, they seemed to be worried about Anne, so Henry guessed that they were as much in the dark about what was ailing her as he was.
The doors opened, and Doctor Butts stepped out with a worried expression on his face, the doctor stopped before him and bowed deeply
«Now? Did you find out what’s bothering Her Majesty» Henry demanded, while gesturing for him to stand straight.
«Yes, Your Majesty. It seems Her Majesty is with child» Doctor Butts explained «She seems to be almost seven months along, the babe being the twin of the one she lost in January»
«A child? You are sure about that?» Henry was not quite sure what he was currently feeling, on one hand he did need a son, so a pregnancy was a welcome sign, but on the other hand Anne had lost two of his sons already, and he couldn’t trust her not to lose this one. It would almost have been better if he could have gotten rid of her as planned and married his sweet Jane, she would never lose his sons, he was sure of that. Jane was of sturdier stock, not as skinny and small-hipped as his wife.
«I am very sure, Your Majesty, I felt the child kick myself. It seems the small movements Her Majesty had complained to me about during her illness had been the motions of her child» Doctor Butts hesitated a bit before he continued «If I may suggest something? It might be best for Her Majesty if she stayed in bed until her confinement, because of the hardships earlier in this pregnancy»
«What a good suggestion, Doctor Butts» Henry smiled, an idea forming in his mind
Henry said his farewells to Doctor Butts, and the Boleyn’s, and left to find Jane. Anne would stay away from court life until she either gave birth or miscarried, and Henry was planning to spend those months courting his lovely Jane.
The POD is in September 1535, with Anne conceiving twins instead of one child. She miscarried one baby in January 1536 as in OTL, but because of her illness no one noticed that she was still pregnant. They all thought her swollen body was because of the illness, and Anne ignored the other pregnancy symptoms because she was told she was imagining them, and because she herself thought it was because of how stressed she was.
So we're now in late April 1536, Henry is tired of Anne and has begun planning her downfall with Thomas Cromwell, and the discovery of her pregnancy puts those plans on hold for a bit, but if she miscarries or gives birth to a girl they would still carry through with those plans.
This is my first timeline, so corrections are welcome if you see an error or two. English is my second language so I know I mess up the grammar sometimes, and accidentally uses both present and past tenses in the same sentence.
Thank you @desmirelle for helping me out
She’d suffered a bit of illness after her miscarriage in January, with fevers lasting for weeks with only a few breaks, and a horribly swollen body. She was even sure she had felt something move inside of her, but the Doctor reassured her that she had simply imagined it, so she tried to ignore the movements when she felt them.
Doctor Butts seemed to think that she had suffered from some kind of infection, but luckily it was over now.
She still had that swollen body though, and it was more than annoying, especially since the only clothes that sat comfortable on her were her pregnancy dresses, and that was more depressing than it should be.
She’d also been terribly stressed lately, with her husband the King spending more and more time with the Seymours, and less time with her and her family. It didn’t help that Master Cromwell was doing his best to diminish her influence with her husband, and she herself trying her best to diminish his. To her displeasure it seemed that Cromwell was the one her husband listened to, as she was aware that the money from the monasteries was not spent helping the poor of England as she wanted, but instead used to fill up the treasury. And no doubt Cromwell’s pockets as well, she thought to herself.
Could her husband not see that the people of England would be more welcoming of their escape from the corrupted clutches of Rome if they used the wealth of the Church to help the poor? She wished she could do more, but at the moment she was afraid to speak of anything political to King, after his bad reaction to the sermon she had had her almoner preach earlier this month. In retrospect she realised it might not have been such a good idea to attack Cromwell so publicly, but at the time she had thought so, and Mr.Skip had agreed and been more than willing to do her bidding.
The poor man had been interrogated for his troubles, and Anne swore to herself that she would be more cautious in the future.
Her thought’s were interrupted by a sharp, painful motion in her abdomen, and she couldn’t help but release a gasp and fall to her knees, clutching her stomach.
«Your Majesty?» Jane exclaimed before sitting down beside her, they had been walking in silence for a while now, so the Queen’s sudden action was a bit of a shock
Anne was about to answer, when she felt the same motion again, this time behind her ribs. She was able to recognise the motion this time, it was the kicks of a babe, and a strong one at that. She had been pregnant three times, so she was pretty sure she was right, but that didn't make any sense, her bed hadn’t been visited by her husband since last year. She wasn’t sure how to react to these news, so her body did the reacting for her and promptly fainted.
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King Henry was pacing the floor outside his wife’s chamber, he had just sent in his trusted physician, Doctor Butts, to figure out what was happening to her. He was quite annoyed at his wife's timing, since his order to have Master Cromwell ‟investigate‟ the Queen’s behaviour had started bearing fruit, but of course it was typical of Anne to ruin his plans by getting ill, it wouldn’t be proper to arrest a bedridden woman after all.
Anne’s family was standing in the corridor with him, talking quietly among themselves while waiting for the physician, they seemed to be worried about Anne, so Henry guessed that they were as much in the dark about what was ailing her as he was.
The doors opened, and Doctor Butts stepped out with a worried expression on his face, the doctor stopped before him and bowed deeply
«Now? Did you find out what’s bothering Her Majesty» Henry demanded, while gesturing for him to stand straight.
«Yes, Your Majesty. It seems Her Majesty is with child» Doctor Butts explained «She seems to be almost seven months along, the babe being the twin of the one she lost in January»
«A child? You are sure about that?» Henry was not quite sure what he was currently feeling, on one hand he did need a son, so a pregnancy was a welcome sign, but on the other hand Anne had lost two of his sons already, and he couldn’t trust her not to lose this one. It would almost have been better if he could have gotten rid of her as planned and married his sweet Jane, she would never lose his sons, he was sure of that. Jane was of sturdier stock, not as skinny and small-hipped as his wife.
«I am very sure, Your Majesty, I felt the child kick myself. It seems the small movements Her Majesty had complained to me about during her illness had been the motions of her child» Doctor Butts hesitated a bit before he continued «If I may suggest something? It might be best for Her Majesty if she stayed in bed until her confinement, because of the hardships earlier in this pregnancy»
«What a good suggestion, Doctor Butts» Henry smiled, an idea forming in his mind
Henry said his farewells to Doctor Butts, and the Boleyn’s, and left to find Jane. Anne would stay away from court life until she either gave birth or miscarried, and Henry was planning to spend those months courting his lovely Jane.
～～～
The POD is in September 1535, with Anne conceiving twins instead of one child. She miscarried one baby in January 1536 as in OTL, but because of her illness no one noticed that she was still pregnant. They all thought her swollen body was because of the illness, and Anne ignored the other pregnancy symptoms because she was told she was imagining them, and because she herself thought it was because of how stressed she was.
So we're now in late April 1536, Henry is tired of Anne and has begun planning her downfall with Thomas Cromwell, and the discovery of her pregnancy puts those plans on hold for a bit, but if she miscarries or gives birth to a girl they would still carry through with those plans.
This is my first timeline, so corrections are welcome if you see an error or two. English is my second language so I know I mess up the grammar sometimes, and accidentally uses both present and past tenses in the same sentence.
Thank you @desmirelle for helping me out
