The Tudor Rose
Henry VIII
Known in her youth as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, Mary was betrothed in December 1507 to Charles of Castile, later Holy Roman Emperor. However, changes in the political alliances of the European powers meant this wedding did not take place. Instead, Cardinal Wolsey negotiated a peace treaty with France, and on 9 October 1514, at the age of 18, Mary married its 52-year-old King, Louis XII of France in Abbeville, Kingdom of France. One of the Maids of Honour who attended her in France was Anne Boleyn. Mary was described by the Venetian Ambassador as "a Paradise—tall, slender, grey-eyed, possessing an extreme pallor". She wore her glorious silken red-gold hair flowing loose to her waist. Despite two previous marriages, Louis had no living sons, and sought to produce an heir; but he died on 1 January 1515, less than three months after marrying Mary, reputedly worn out by his exertions in the bedchamber. Their union produced no children.
Mary gave birth to a daughter named Catherine on 1515 they were forced to stay in the French court, Catherine and Renee became playmates, and a year after, Mary the daughter of Henry VIII would be born.
Anne Boleyn, one of Mary’s attendants became the mistress of Francis I in the displeasure of her former friend, Claude of Brittany.
On 1517, a year after the birth of Princess Mary, a son was born to Henry VIII, it was the son that was waited by Henry VIII, the son would live a long life said the astrologers.
After the labor of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, the son was bathed and treated like it was the most special child, Catherine of Aragon, the Queen of England is happy of the news that her child is a bouncing baby boy, there is a twin girl which was given birth a few minutes after the boy was born and was given the same treatment..
The two children were named Henry and Elisabeth.
Henry VIII m. Catherine of Aragon
-Mary b. 1516
-Henry b. 1517
-Elisabeth b. 1517
However, the happiness of the two would falter after Catherine of Aragon’s health worsened which ended to her death in January of 1518.
The King was saddened by the death of Catherine of Aragon, but he was able to recover sooner after the death of Catherine of Aragon.
Henry VIII have choices of new wives as told by his advisors
-Catherine of Austria
-Anne Boleyn
-Germaine de Foix
-Anne of Navarre
Henry chose the Gascon woman, Anne of Navarre, she was a beauty, however their marriage faltered a bit, she was considering going to the nunnery that time but her parents insisted that she should marry Henry VIII.