FRAGMENTS OF A DYNASTY
Summary: Charles Brandon – a Tudor by marriage – considers the real monster of Henry's reign.
Pairings: implied Henry/Katherine of Aragon/Anne Boleyn, and Charles/Margret
It was not until he was near death when he realised it.
Katherine of Aragon had been subjected to the same monster as Cardinal Wolsey, Bishop Fisher, and Thomas More...and it was not Anne Boleyn for she had been subjected to the same monster. So had Anne of Cleves, Thomas Cromwell, and so many others.
This monster had whispered evils against the innocent Anne Boleyn (because she had been watched by everyone and no had really seen anything sexual in her friendships), the monster had urged Henry in throwing Katherine away (though eventually Henry would have done it) and only regretted it when it began to hate Anne, and the monster meddled in everything that was political (getting rid of Thomas after Thomas).
This monster was sick and twisted.
This monster was selfish and uncaring.
The monster was changeable and disgusting.
This monster was unable to truly love. It preferred lust, ambition, and wealth.
This monster was in all of the shadows.
It is hidden in the most innocent of people and then it shows itself.
He thinks of beautiful Margret, her passion, her bright mind, her fiery temper...and how the monster destroyed it because he was bored. He thinks of wise, elegant, pious Queen Katherine and how the monster pulled her down from her throne and into poverty. He thinks of kind, shrewd, cunning Wolsey and how the monster drove him into suicide. He thinks of generous, humanist Thomas More and strong, stubborn, brave Bishop Fisher and how the monster chopped their heads off. He think of sexy, intelligent, sly Anne Boleyn and how she really loved Henry, her daughter, and her siblings...she was torn down, ruined forever, and beheaded by the monster. Thomas Cromwell, an intelligent, shrewd man torn to pieces by the axe. Lovely, sweet, smiling Anne who is now forever lonely because the monster wanted to get rid of Cromwell.
So many names.
So many lives ruined.
This evil monster filled with sinful feelings especially envy was striking out left, right, centre, destroying everyone in its way.
This monster was called Charles Brandon.
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