Disclaimer: Henry VIII's choice of murder to susposedly solve his problems was both misguided and immoral. I publish his words out of a love of words as they were written or spoken. As in all historical romances, a properly researched story both in tone and times goes a long way.
12/31/2012
IF EVER THERE WAS AN ALPHA MALE WITH A FATAL FLAW
12/31/2012
IF EVER THERE WAS AN ALPHA MALE WITH A FATAL FLAW
A love letter from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn (2nd
wife).
Mine own sweetheart, these shall be to advertise you of the
great loneliness that I find here since your departing, for I ensure you
methinketh the time longer since your departing now last than I was wont to do
a whole fortnight: I think your kindness and my fervents of love causeth it,
for otherwise I would not have thought it possible that for so little a while
it should have grieved me, but now that I am coming toward you methinketh my
pains been half released…. Wishing myself (specially an evening) in my
sweetheart’s arms, whose pretty dukkys I trust shortly to kiss. Written with
the hand of him that was, is, and shall be yours by his will.*
H.R.*
*I interpret this as a sign of the divine right of Kings in
which Henry, in love, also suggests that their relationship is by his will. He
signs Henry Rex to hammer the point (IMO). To say Henry was passionate is understatement, to say he became a homicidal maniac drunk on power is accurate.
Another unusual fact I discovered when researching for my
young Robin and Marian story: In 1510,
Henry and 11 nobles sneaked into Catherine of Aragon’s chamber disguised as Robin
Hood and his men. He also put on Robin Hood plays in the open air at Greenwich.
