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fideidefenswhore · 9 months ago

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"[Capello] said the King is already tired to satiety of this new Queen (che il Re era stufo et satio hormai de questa nova regina.)" 'Venice: June 1535', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554, (London, 1873) pp. 23-28. British History Online

The Lady has lately feasted him at one of her residences, where she prepared beforehand an entertainment [...] to which many people were invited, though she entirely forgot to ask the French ambassador, who has not been at all pleased at her neglect. She has, however, so well managed to banquet and amuse her guests that [...] the King loves his concubine now more than ever he did. 'Spain: June 1535, 16-30', in Calendar of State Papers, Spain, Volume 5 Part 1, 1534-1535, (London, 1886) pp. 492-506. British History Online

#primary sources #i can't tell if chapuys is being sarcastic here lol #(insofar as the french ambassador mention)#if he's not then...yeah. i doubt the easterling story re: her coronation is true #'she entirely forgot' after the french ambassador refused to entertain elizabeth's match with the duke of angouleme #and tried to negotiate one for her stepdaughter instead? i don't think she 'forgot'#i also find it interesting that these are both hostile sources #but the one that will not acknowledge her as queen (granted. the signory acknowledged anne as queen. thus capello does #but certainly charles v didn't and chapuys reflected this)#claims she is more beloved of henry 'than ever'#versus the one that does claims 'tired to satiety'#tl;dr sources that contradict each other always compel me #but esp so when they contradict each other so immediately??#this is literally two reports about the same dynamic same two people in the same month #there's a similar incident of two completely contradicting reports on the state of a marriage much earlier two which reminds me of this #(1510 for hviii and coa)

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