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fideidefenswhore · 1 year ago

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When Henry [VIII] wanted to be aggressive or threatening, he chose either Norfolk or Suffolk to lead the delegation; when he wished to be more conciliatory or agreeable, he chose either Cromwell or Boleyn.

The Life & Career of Thomas Boleyn, Lauren Mackay

#henrician #henry viii #thomas boleyn #things that make you go hmmm...#this is interesting bcus it was definitely suffolk sent to 'handle' coa #which i've often read conjectured was like. punishment by proxy? for his wife's friendship and allegiance to her #which does not really make sense tho bcus it was december 1533 and she had been dead for months and he'd already remarried. so...#lauren mackay #idk about cromwell. cromwell was chosen to speak to chapuys a lot but it wasn't necessarily always in a 'conciliatory' role #sometimes it was but #charles brandon #thomas howard duke of norfolk

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