Book 1 of 'The Other Tudor Girl' series
***Will be placed on rewrite soon, I do not wish to continue with the way the book isn't currently wroten***
The name "Boleyn" is known, Anne Boleyn was the queen of England. What if she had another daughter...
I hear the sound of someone come into my room. I didn't open my eyes, it is most likely to be my maids. My father had given me my own rooms and servants.
The light of the morning sun shines in my face as the maids open the curtains. There is no escaping from the busy day today will be. My father is throwing a huge ball and feast in my honour.
I open my eyes, and in front of me stands a maid holding several boxes in her arms, she says, "The king had given you new dresses and jewels. Please choose a dress to wear to the feast." She opens the first box, it contains a dark green dress lined with pearls at the neckline and trumpet sleeves, with it is also a dark green silk French hood.
In the other box was a simple red layered dress. With this I fell in love with, even though I sometimes do love a fancy one once in a while.
"Will wear this one" I say. The maid opens another box in which lays a silver crown studded with deep red rubies, there was also a pearl necklace that also had a big red ruby attached to it. She opens another box again which was larger, in it of course was a grey corset.
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------------------------------------------------------ I walk towards my fathers rooms with my mother, no my aunt, to say hello to him and speak with him. Some guards open the doors and we walk in, my father sits in a desk writing, then he looks up and sees me. He smiles and stands up.
I run towards him and give him a big hug, then I say, "Thank you for the dresses and jewels."
"That is no problem my sweet daughter, my second eldest, but more important than the first."
He signals my aunt away, when she leaves he pulls up a chair next to his desk and tells me to sit down.
"As you know I have more children." He says and I listen closely, "Mary the eldest and your half sister is a bastard and stripped off all her power, Elizabeth is your full sister who is younger than you, so you were given her title of princess of Wales. I was about to give her the high title of princess of England until you came, now you are also the princess of England. Then there is Edward, who is only the prince of Wales." I nod my head to show that I understand.
Then he says, " They will all be arriving in a couple of days to celebrate your return and meet you. I warn you about Mary, she has a bad temper and will envy you for being higher than her, especially when she already barely had a title." He pauses, "She will do anything to bring you down, and I must invite her because she is family, but I wouldn't have."
Now I have an obstacle, Mary.
I stand up to leave.
"I do love you, Catherine" he says
I curtsey and leave to get ready for the party.
When they come in a few days, I will show them that I am not what they think I an, spoiled by the King.
