Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York by Samantha Wilcoxson

Author:Samantha Wilcoxson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Published: 2015-08-17T23:00:00+00:00

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Henry brought Arthur to meet his baby sister, who would soon be christened Margaret, and Elizabeth’s heart soared to see them after her weeks in confinement. Was Arthur taller? Did she detect a few more grey hairs at Henry’s temples? Certainly, the people we love do not change so quickly, she assured herself.

A nurse laid Margaret in Elizabeth’s arms before quietly leaving the room. Elizabeth savored this moment with her little family gathered around her. The fire cast a warm, orange glow about the room, and she could imagine that nothing else in the world existed.

“What do you think of your baby sister?” she asked Arthur, who was peering down at the bundle with a thoughtful wrinkle to his brow.

His eyes, which were hazel like Henry’s, met his mother’s. “Are you sure it’s a girl?”

The disappointment on his face made Elizabeth laugh, and she put up a hand to keep Henry from saying the admonishment she could see on his lips. “When I was a little girl,” she said. “My mother had three girls before my first brother was born.” She kept the smile on her face and was determined to not think of the fate of that greatly celebrated baby boy.

Arthur looked horrified. “You will not have three girls, will you mother?”

“I will have whatever children the Lord chooses to give me,” Elizabeth said with her hand cupping his soft, rosy cheek. “I am daily thankful that he chose to give me this little boy.”

Finally, Arthur smiled. “I am too,” he said, cuddling up to her side. “But next time, I do hope he gives you another boy.”

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