For the Love of Anne by Margaret Brazear

Author:Margaret Brazear
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: books about Anne Boleyn, books about the Tudors, Books about Henry VIII, Historical fiction about Anne Boleyn
Publisher: Margaret Brazear
Published: 2018-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

TRAVELLING WAS AN ARDUOUS ordeal for Lord Percy, Earl of Northumberland, one he would go to any lengths to avoid, but the need to witness this coronation was compelling. If he started out early enough, he could have many stops, lengthy stops that might be enough to soothe him.

It started in January, when news reached him of the marriage of the King to Anne, to his Anne. He would always think of her as his Anne, no matter what had come since, and now she was the Queen of England and must be crowned. King Henry had not gone to all this trouble, caused all this upheaval, only to leave her uncrowned. He would want to establish her as Queen of England, would want to convince his subjects that he was, as always, right.

So Harry set out in February, when recent snow was thawing and the hedgerows were icy. He took his most comfortable coach, but one that had no markings. He had no wish for anyone to know he was in London, least of all the King. Such knowledge could put Anne in danger, if he believed she had invited her former love.

With extra money for a small attic chamber that was disused and had not been cleaned in years, Harry managed to secure a good view of the procession that was also anonymous. It was close enough to see Anne’s face, to see whether she looked happy, but not close enough that she could see him. She would never know that he was there, that he had witnessed this triumphant moment in the King’s great plan.

It had been so long, so very long since his had looked upon that precious face, that as she passed, all he wanted was to reach out, touch her, kiss her sweet lips.

She smiled, she waved, but Harry did not believe she was happy. That might be him telling himself she was as miserable as he was to be kept apart from each other, he knew that, but still he thought she looked more frightened than pleased.

She was with child. That was apparent and it was common knowledge that the King had had his way eventually. It was rumoured that they married in secret before Christmas, and that seemed likely if she were with child now. She would not have given in without marriage, just as she always maintained.

The silence of the crowd seemed to deafen him, as though it were the loudest noise. No one was cheering, not one single person and he could not allow that. He drew a breath, cleared his throat and let out a loud exclamation.

“God save the Queen! God bless Queen Anne!”

She glanced up, but the canopy above her head would obscure her view of him. After that, a few more people cheered, but not many. It was not the loud acclaim that greeted Queen Katherine on her coronation, so he had heard, and even when the King appeared beside the carriage, rejoicing was kept to a minimum.

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