VVD0D95
Banned
1556
As the night fell in London, there were many an anxious lord and lady to be found prowling the streets, waiting anxiously for any news from Windsor castle where the Queen Regnant, Mary I was entering labour, after many months of excitement and trepidation, the Queen was finally entering childbirth. Her husband, Philip, King of Spain, and King Consort of England was by his wife’s side, or rather outside, pacing up and down desperate for news any sort of news. As the hours went by, many of the servants and the attendants began to lose hope, either the Queen would die, or her child would, the birthing was taking a long, long time, but eventually, at five in the morning on the 15th June, 1556, a boy was delivered to the Queen and King of England. The bells were rung and celebrations were planned, the boy, who was now heir to the throne, was named Philip after his father. The following months were a much joyous time for Queen Mary, having delivered an heir to the throne, she felt as if she was in a much stronger position, and as such, soon had her son confirmed as Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, her husband, confident that his wife would survive without him there, left for Madrid, where he was needed to attend some council business. Mary at the age of forty, knew that this was her only child, and as such doted on her son, one writer, whose name has been lost to time, stated that ‘The Queen is wont to spent all hours of the day with her son, the Prince. Had she not the business of ruling to do, it is likely that she would.’ An indication of the love and affection Mary had for her son. It was during these few months following her son’s birth, that talk began of marrying Princess Elizabeth, the Queen’s sister to someone on the continent, amongst the proposed matches were Archduke Charles of Austria, a cousin to Mary’s husband. Mary, debating the validity of such a match, sent Thomas Howard the Duke of Norfolk to Vienna to assess whether such a marriage was possible, and as the year came to an end, she found herself waiting for a response. The public was on her side, for now.
On the other side of the world, in the land now known as Hindustan, the Second Battle of Panipat was raging. The forces of Hindu Emperor Vikramaditya, were waging war against the Mughal forces of Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the heir of Humayun. Superior in numbers, and in skill, it was no surprise when the Hindu Emperor after ducking an arrow meant for him, led the charge that destroyed the Mughal army. Abu’l and his general Bairam Khan, fled the carnage, only to be captured a few hours later by scouts send by the Hindu Emperor. High on the scent of victory and determined to set an example, the emperor ordered both Abu’l and Bairam’s deaths, beheading his enemy himself. From there, he ordered his troops to move onto the rest of the Mughal strongholds, determined to end Muslim rule of India once and for all.
As the night fell in London, there were many an anxious lord and lady to be found prowling the streets, waiting anxiously for any news from Windsor castle where the Queen Regnant, Mary I was entering labour, after many months of excitement and trepidation, the Queen was finally entering childbirth. Her husband, Philip, King of Spain, and King Consort of England was by his wife’s side, or rather outside, pacing up and down desperate for news any sort of news. As the hours went by, many of the servants and the attendants began to lose hope, either the Queen would die, or her child would, the birthing was taking a long, long time, but eventually, at five in the morning on the 15th June, 1556, a boy was delivered to the Queen and King of England. The bells were rung and celebrations were planned, the boy, who was now heir to the throne, was named Philip after his father. The following months were a much joyous time for Queen Mary, having delivered an heir to the throne, she felt as if she was in a much stronger position, and as such, soon had her son confirmed as Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, her husband, confident that his wife would survive without him there, left for Madrid, where he was needed to attend some council business. Mary at the age of forty, knew that this was her only child, and as such doted on her son, one writer, whose name has been lost to time, stated that ‘The Queen is wont to spent all hours of the day with her son, the Prince. Had she not the business of ruling to do, it is likely that she would.’ An indication of the love and affection Mary had for her son. It was during these few months following her son’s birth, that talk began of marrying Princess Elizabeth, the Queen’s sister to someone on the continent, amongst the proposed matches were Archduke Charles of Austria, a cousin to Mary’s husband. Mary, debating the validity of such a match, sent Thomas Howard the Duke of Norfolk to Vienna to assess whether such a marriage was possible, and as the year came to an end, she found herself waiting for a response. The public was on her side, for now.
On the other side of the world, in the land now known as Hindustan, the Second Battle of Panipat was raging. The forces of Hindu Emperor Vikramaditya, were waging war against the Mughal forces of Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the heir of Humayun. Superior in numbers, and in skill, it was no surprise when the Hindu Emperor after ducking an arrow meant for him, led the charge that destroyed the Mughal army. Abu’l and his general Bairam Khan, fled the carnage, only to be captured a few hours later by scouts send by the Hindu Emperor. High on the scent of victory and determined to set an example, the emperor ordered both Abu’l and Bairam’s deaths, beheading his enemy himself. From there, he ordered his troops to move onto the rest of the Mughal strongholds, determined to end Muslim rule of India once and for all.
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