Thursday, March 27, 2014

Chapter four beings with Henry leaving back London to see the progress in the annulment was. Anne has a strong desire to get the king a gift. Her father calls the family jeweler to come visit. She wanders the castle alone to discover more. While walking around she finds herself in the gallery. As she finds peace there she starts to feel guilty. She knew she should want to go back but she didn't she  was more than pleased to be Anne Boleyn. The jeweler arrives and her thoughts are interrupted. In the Great Hall Sillas shows her his best collection. Immediately a specific jewel stood  out to her. There was a small gold ship that she recognized from her 21 century life so of course she picks it. Along with this token of her love she also writes a letter expressing her love and awe of him.
Chapter five Thomas announces that he was going to London that very day for Council business. Elizabeth tells Anne that she thinks she come with her and Mary to visit Sir Henry and Lady Wyatt. She conmplates whether her mother knew about her relationship with Thomas. Figuring that her mother was not a malicious women and she would never do anything to ruin the family Anne agrees to go with. After long tedious ride they finally arrive at Allington Castle. Mary and Anne went out to the garden where Thomas and his friends were. Thomas was under a apple tree with writing a note and Anne pulled it out his hand. Anne being Anne takes the note and reads it aloud. Of course the letter was about! He had been in love with her since they were younger. Their childhood friendship would never be the same.
Chapter six Thomas leaves Kent  to go to London to do work as ambassador for the king.Mary and her husband had also left Hever with "their" two children. Anne wonders to herself if Henry had actually been the father rather her husband William. With everyone gone but her mother Anne began reading books to piece together the life she had taken over. Her mother often asked when she would return to court and be with Henry but Anne was in no rush. One morning George returns home. For a moment Anne questions their relationship and its intimacy. George delivers a note from Henry saying he is ready for her to return.
Chapter seven Anne and her family prepare for their journey to Beaulieu. Elizabeth gives Anne her Book of Hours. On the five day journey they had to pass through London. Anne was quite amazed at all the buildings. As a pit stop to rest and clean up they spent the night at the Northfolk house. Three days later Anne arrived at Beaulieu. Henry wasted no time getting Anne to come see him. Henry gave Anne three gowns as gift and sent someone to meet her. Anne her father and her brother were escorted to the chapel. He takes her to the privy Gardens and there they have a talk about the marriage. She tells him that if they are not married by the end of the year she would leave. Later that night Thomas Howard her uncle calls Anne out about her possibly sleeping with the king. Elizabeth his sister got extremely mad and Anne excuses herself from dinner.
Chapter Eight Anne has to meet Katherine. She is not to trilled about and is dreading it. Before meeting Katherine she runs into her friend Anne Gainsford. Anne ask Anne B if it is true that her and the king are to be getting married and of course she denied. Yet even though she denies everything people still continue to gossip.

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