1. 1533
A tiny Tudors challenge TL
..........................
..
The first few months of her pregnancy seemed wonderful to Anne, wife of King Henry VIII of England. Her belly had swelled satisfyingly quick with her first child, she has only once more had her courses after her wedding took place and thus had proved herself to be with Child after the first month of wedded bliss , her husband adored her and she knew that he would do even more so after he would be able to hold her and his son. Yes, Anne thought to herself, this year was surely a happy one.
The next few months turned her good mood a bit sour though, because where first her belly swelled quick but normal in relative size as her sister told her, now her belly had turned out to become nearly monstrously large.
The Respected doctors and an experienced midwife gently pressed her belly, laid the ear trumpets against her big bump and then Anne and the King received the astounding news that there was more than one Child in Anne's belly.
King Henry was happy about that, he felt himself now truly on the right side. Wasn't this the sign for him, for everyone else, that he, Henry Tudor was right by what he did and thus now blessed by God?
Yes, Henry felt that absolutely!
Anne, less so!. It was her first pregnancy and then already two at once. It scared her a bit to think about such a birth but with her sister by her side and the knowledge that Henry would now be even more in love with her for giving him two sons at once, she forced herself to swallow her fear, straighten herself as much as she could with the heavy bump in her middle and to look forward to the birthing bed.
And dear God, her desire for the birthing to be done grew daily over the last few months of her pregnancy, especially when she had to spend the last couple of weeks in bed, earlier than she had hoped for and just because she had grown such a huge belly that she just could not move anymore without being helped by Ladies to steady her.
And then, finally then it all started at the seventh day of September in this year of 1533.
After long and painful hours in the birthing bed, Anne had proven herself true to her promise which she had given Henry at their wedding.
King Henry VIII was finally once more father of a son and another one and a daughter and another one of that too.
Yes, four children at once had been birthed by Anne Tudor and as soon as she had rested enough and the pain had been thankfully dulled down considerably, she felt as glorious and safe as never before.
Henry, King of England felt even more so. Hadn't the almighty God proved with this miracle birth that he, Henry was blessed by him? Yes, of course the father in heaven did so!
This miracle of four children at once, granted to be possible by the almighty and made by by his, Henry's royal seed, had shown the World that he, the King of England had been right in his way and the Pope in Rome had been wrong. Hah!
In short, King Henry was on top of the World and was absolutely gleeful that had he proved himself to be wiser and smarter in choosing his Anne, than all of his opponents had with their resistance against his will.
And so, when the Princes Henry and Edward and their sisters, the Ladies Elizabeth and Margaret, were presented to the Court and the represents of other lands, King Henry was in a jubilatious mood. God had shown his favor and it was towards him, Henry and damn all those who had stood against it.
Anne had proved herself to be of a plentiful womb and the future finally looked satisfyingly childfilled again.
..........................
..
The first few months of her pregnancy seemed wonderful to Anne, wife of King Henry VIII of England. Her belly had swelled satisfyingly quick with her first child, she has only once more had her courses after her wedding took place and thus had proved herself to be with Child after the first month of wedded bliss , her husband adored her and she knew that he would do even more so after he would be able to hold her and his son. Yes, Anne thought to herself, this year was surely a happy one.
The next few months turned her good mood a bit sour though, because where first her belly swelled quick but normal in relative size as her sister told her, now her belly had turned out to become nearly monstrously large.
The Respected doctors and an experienced midwife gently pressed her belly, laid the ear trumpets against her big bump and then Anne and the King received the astounding news that there was more than one Child in Anne's belly.
King Henry was happy about that, he felt himself now truly on the right side. Wasn't this the sign for him, for everyone else, that he, Henry Tudor was right by what he did and thus now blessed by God?
Yes, Henry felt that absolutely!
Anne, less so!. It was her first pregnancy and then already two at once. It scared her a bit to think about such a birth but with her sister by her side and the knowledge that Henry would now be even more in love with her for giving him two sons at once, she forced herself to swallow her fear, straighten herself as much as she could with the heavy bump in her middle and to look forward to the birthing bed.
And dear God, her desire for the birthing to be done grew daily over the last few months of her pregnancy, especially when she had to spend the last couple of weeks in bed, earlier than she had hoped for and just because she had grown such a huge belly that she just could not move anymore without being helped by Ladies to steady her.
And then, finally then it all started at the seventh day of September in this year of 1533.
After long and painful hours in the birthing bed, Anne had proven herself true to her promise which she had given Henry at their wedding.
King Henry VIII was finally once more father of a son and another one and a daughter and another one of that too.
Yes, four children at once had been birthed by Anne Tudor and as soon as she had rested enough and the pain had been thankfully dulled down considerably, she felt as glorious and safe as never before.
Henry, King of England felt even more so. Hadn't the almighty God proved with this miracle birth that he, Henry was blessed by him? Yes, of course the father in heaven did so!
This miracle of four children at once, granted to be possible by the almighty and made by by his, Henry's royal seed, had shown the World that he, the King of England had been right in his way and the Pope in Rome had been wrong. Hah!
In short, King Henry was on top of the World and was absolutely gleeful that had he proved himself to be wiser and smarter in choosing his Anne, than all of his opponents had with their resistance against his will.
And so, when the Princes Henry and Edward and their sisters, the Ladies Elizabeth and Margaret, were presented to the Court and the represents of other lands, King Henry was in a jubilatious mood. God had shown his favor and it was towards him, Henry and damn all those who had stood against it.
Anne had proved herself to be of a plentiful womb and the future finally looked satisfyingly childfilled again.
Last edited:
