Bridal Prospects of the King

Change: Amelia,Amelia, older sister of Anna of Cleves, was sought as a wife the same time as her sister was in 1538. Hans Holbein was sent to paint the sisters and was commanded to be extremely accurate while doing so. Henry VIII was enamored by Anna's   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1102)

Change: wife.wife. Marie of GuiseMarie, eldest daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise, was sought as a wife in 1538. Henry VIII attempted to prevent his nephew James V of Scotland, son of Margaret Tudor, from marrying Marie and creating   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1102)

Change: CandinatesCandidates for Bride of King Henry VIII We all know of the famous Six Wives,however, there were several other women in history (possibly 12) that had the potential to be a bride of Henry'swho were all fortunate enough to avoid becomingqueen consort of England. Eleanor   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1095)

Change: OTHEROther POTENTIALPotential CANDIDATESCandinates FORfor BRIDEBride OFof KINGKing HENRYHenry VIII We all know of the famous Six Wives,however, there were several other women in history (possibly 12) that had the potential to be a bride of Henry'swho were   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1095)

Change:  in the series (Anne Boleyn's 1st cousin) - She is often confused with her sister Margaret "Madge" Shelton, but it is now clear that it was Mary who was Henry's mistress and who was even rumoured to become his fourth wife. Marie of GuiseMarie, eldest daughter of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1095)

Change: . Louise was rumoured to still be a virgin (a rarity in the French court) and the French Ambassador, Castillon suggested that Henry choose her in order to “shape the passage to your measure.” [used in the series] Christina of Denmark Christina, a Danish princess and the daughter of Christian   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1048)

Change: Renamed from The King's Potential Prospects by MsSquirrly Jul 15 2009, 12:57 AM EDT for: Rename

Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 941)

Change: , from marrying Marie and creating a French-Scottish alliance by asking Marie for her hand in marriage. Marie's father was strongly against this union and Marie took her father's advice and is quoted as saying to an ambassador "Sir, I may be a large   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1144)

Change: marry her to Thomas Seymour and hence become the king's mistress, then wife. Both father and son were sent to the Tower and the son was executed on charges of treason. However Thomas Howard managed to escape execution because the King died the day it was scheduled.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 946)