His Majesty the King of England has announced a pregnancy with his wife Queen Katherine the baby is due to arrive next year.
Will King Henry finally get another son?
Will Queen Katherine survive with her child?
May 1541
"Congratulations your majesty." A high pitched vocie echos in my ears I feel warm arms with soft fingers caress my newly born body as I open my eyes a young woman smiles down at me exhausted but she is overwhelmed with joy.
I hear mutters "His majesty.", the woman looks up and smiles,
"Henry...". I am lifted in the air into someone else's arms a man with a beard and a posh hat on his head and he looks disappointed?
"It's a girl?" the man looks at someone then back down at me and I feel those warm arms again as I hear heavy footsteps leave.
The young lady who is holding me has tears in her eyes as I can hear her cooing at me, "I love you with my whole heart.". She places me into someone elses arms as I get taken away hearing the youthful womans voice again as I am wrapped in a white large cloth.
Bells are being rang. More bells echo the nearest bell to me. I hear laughter and pure happiness about me. Running up and down my small head and I start weeping.
"Oh Joyce!" The same beautiful woman rocks me in her arms bouncing me up and down. I hear cooing noices by other people surrounding me.
"May I go feed her?" I am still sobbing the light voice coming from the young girl.
"Of course Katherine."
Her name is Katherine. Katherine, Queen of England. No. Katherine Howrd. My mama. My mother.
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The life of Joyce Tudor
Historical FictionKatherine Howard got pregnant by Henry VIII. Her name is Joyce, named after Katherine's mother Joyce Culpepper who died when she was only 6. After Katherine Howard's death Joyce is moved in with her two half sisters. She is only nine months old Mary...
