The French Bride

An astonishing new queen

Chapter 3: An astonishing new queen
Hello guys! English, it is not my motherly language, I'm French so I apologize if there are some mistakes. Don't hesitate to tell me where they are so that I can improve.

This is my first full length fiction, with chapters, I hope it will please you. It is a AU where Katherine Howard does not marry Henry and where Cromwell is spared. Instead of katherine, Henry marries a french noble lady, on the advice of Cromwell.

I hope my little story will please you..

Sincerely
Marina Ka-Fai

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The French Bride

Chapter 3: An astonishing new Queen

Charles came back just one week after his meeting with Marina de Champagne. He found his king daydreaming in front of her portrait.

'She looks so pure, and yet I can read that she is wise just by looking at her face. Quickly Charles! Tell me about your conversation with her.'

Henry looked like a little boy, excited at the idea of a new toy.

' I can tell Your Majesty that Lady Marina is exactly like the portrait you have. And she is wise indeed. She is pretty, intelligent, calm and she is almost fluent in English.'

' What is her opinion of our possible marriage?'

' She is in favor of this, since she took a liking in England when she saw Your Majesty in Calais in 1532.'

Henry smiled before realizing she had therefore seen Anne Boleyn. He was praying that this witch did not poisoned Marina's mind at that time. Since she was a witch, she must had known that this little girl was going to be his Queen.

' In 1532? So she has seen the whore. What are her opinions about her?'

Charles decided to tell the whole truth. So he told him the words she told him. Henry's eyes softened. Wise indeed.

' What are her talents and virtues?'

' She does not like to spend too much money, she likes to sew, to draw, to paint and to dance. She is a very calm woman, I do not think that Your Majesty will have to say something against her if she becomes your wife.'

' Physically, how is she?'

' Trully beautiful. I would describe her as a sweet and delicate mix of Queen Jane and Anne Boleyn.'

Even if he loathed Anne by now, he could never say that she was ugly. A mix of Jane and Anne, huh? He smiled. Cromwell trully found him a jewel.

'And as for my children?'

' She knows about them and their past. I believe she will be a good mother. You can see that in her eyes, she is unable of direct and willing harm.'

'Religion?'

'Ready to follow yours. I quote « I let all those important matters to people who are here to do decide truthfully what is right and what is wrong »'

Charles had never seen Henry so happy in years. And a few days later, the marriage between King Henry VIII and Marina de Champagne was announced. The king's children were going to be present during the ceremony, even little Prince Edward, and then, introduced to Marina under the eyes of the whole court before lunch.

14 August of 1541

Henry and the whole court had been stunned and amazed by the new queen of England. Charles was right. Marina Tudor, née de Champagne, was very regal looking. The softness of Jane Seymour in her actions, the exotic beauty of Anne Boleyn. Mary was a bit reluctant when she saw her at the chapel but all that dissapeared when Marina opened her mouth to say her wedding vows. A sweet and warm voice, speaking English without searching her words, without any french accent. And to Marina, there was no most beautiful man that her husband. She fell in love with him at the moment she saw him.