Exactly, none of Henry's mistresses here, save for Jane Popincourt (who was more of a one time fling before he eas even married) were particularly fiery, as he has enough if that in his wife. Not to mention this won't hurt Jane's standing in the long run either.
There and Back Again: The English Journeys of Catherine of Aragon
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Oh maybe, but Henry might make her a good marriage in exchange for keeping quiet about the whole thing...
Chapter 138, September 1524
Hever Castle, Kingdom of England, September 1524
There was a slight breeze in the air where they all stood. Awaiting the return of some of the King’s men from the campaign in Boulogne and the rest of Flanders Giovanna’s feet grew numb. The wait grew to be rather tedious, but she had company, and a duty to be there. For Elizabeth, who eagerly awaited her son’s return from France, and for Margarery, his young wife, who had been constantly jittery since George had left. She wasn’t quite sure if the two were in love, but it seemed clear that regardless of the reason for the marriage, Margarery intended to be a good wife to her husband. While she wished to solely focus on helping the two women, her son was also there, distinctly displeased with how his brother had reacted to his marriage.
Her son Charles hunched his shoulders and hissed,”Henry makes me pay a fine for marrying the woman I love, yet he sins by committing constant adultery? Has my brother no shame?”
“But he is a hypocrite!” The Duke of Somerset asserted
“He is still the King.” Giovanna replied, stony-faced.
Charles’s face fell, but he continued,”Surely you can see what he does is wrong, don’t you mother?”
Anne Boleyn, the new Duchess of Somerset, who stood in a jewel-encrusted, yellow dress squeezed her husband’s hand, quietly pleading,”Charles please, not right now…”
The Dowager Queen sighed, irritated that her son was complaining about a fine while many had lost their lives in the war,”It is not my place to say anything. I am glad that you have married Anne, but this would not have happened had you had asked for his permission.”
Charles angrily shook his head but said nothing else, and Giovanna rolled her eyes He is just like his father when he is angry.
Of course, this isn’t to say that Giovanna resented her late husband, she still mourned him, but there were times when she found the occasional similarity between her children and their father to be amusing. The waiting would end, however, as a man dressed in the green livery of the Tudor dynasty dismounted his horse across the green grass. Doffing his hat, the man had a downcast look on his face, and bowed before them all,”Your Majesty, Your Grace, milord, milady. I regret to inform you that Sir George Boleyn was slain in a skirmish outside of Béthune. His Majesty recognizes Sir George’s heroism, and assures you that the Boleyns will be secure in the inheritance of the Earldoms of Wiltshire and Ormonde, through George’s sisters.”
Giovanna’s jaw dropped at this, she would miss George, but her first concern was for his mother, who stood shaking, her face white as snow. Hugging the Countess, Giovanna would be her refuge in grief, comforting her closest friend as she sobbed against her shoulders. It wasn’t much, but it was all that the woman could do.
Well exactly, George's death will hurt quite a few people in his family, especially his sister Anne and mother...
Oh wow. Well Anne is now an heiress to an earldom, which should surely make her a more appropriate bride for a royal Duke.
We'll find out in a couple chapters, but they've only been married for less than three years
Oh yes, Anne as the heiress to Wiltshire will surely make Henry much less displeased about Charles's marriage, to say the least. Thank you so much for your input!
Depending on the ages of the parties involved, that’s more than enough time to make a baby or twoWe'll find out in a couple chapters, but they've only been married for less than three years
That's fair, but there's also the question of simple luck...
I might have forgotten/missed something but would Mary not inherit Wiltshire before Anne does? Is she not the elder sister?
She is but Thomas has two Earldoms, it would be much more practical for the Irish one to go to Mary, who has remarried to Butler here, and for Wiltshire to go to Anne.
Titles usually go in abeyance between sisters unless they agree to split them (or there is some kind of deal or one was awarded them over the other). The elder sister usually is NOT favored over the younger unless the patents who granted the title specified something different
Splitting is the usual way to deal with more girls and titles, specially if they can have one title (of the same level) for each
Ahh yes that is true!
Had forgotten about the Ormond titleActually it depends on what the letters patent say , some titles go male line only but can backtrack the tree ie an uncle/cousin will get the title, some simply revert to the crown if no son, some even would go into abeyance and then go to first son born by a daughter, it depends on when the title was created/what the king at the time thought of the original holder.
This is on a title by title basis so its possible the two Dukedoms have different rules. Of course this can be overridden if the King says so in this era, so in practice its down to what ever Henry wants to do.