Gossip Begins with Henry VIII [Livestream]

[Advance Notice: The blurb for Madame de Maintenon is below] [The Tudor dynasty, Catherine the Great, and the Wars of the Roses will be written in that order] England, 1535. Henry VIII's first queen is still alive, his relationship with his second queen has broken down, and his third queen is beginning to move toward the center of power at court, preparing to make a bid for the throne. One day, as everyone at the English royal palace is singing and celebrating at a court banquet, a sudden curtain of water shatters the joyous atmosphere. Everyone gets a faceful of spoilers from the water curtain: "Catherine of Aragon dies, Anne Boleyn loses her invisible protective charm, and in the end she is sent to the executioner's block." Anne Boleyn looks at her king and husband in disbelief. "The king divorces his fourth queen and executes his Lord Privy Seal. By the way, Henry VIII's ministers have an astonishingly high turnover rate, just like his queens!" Cromwell: Don't ask me why I'm not laughing. "Henry VIII always wanted a boy to inherit the throne, and married six queens for that reason. But his body really isn't up to it~" Henry VIII: Slander! It's all slander! 1. This is all about gossip, not historical fiction. 2. I'm not a specialist, but I'll do my best to research. If you spot any mistakes or omissions, feel free to point them out, but please don't attack the author. 3. The five kings and seven queens of the Tudor dynasty, which lasted a hundred years, all have fascinating stories, including Henry VIII's two sisters, who may receive special attention. Advance Notice: Madame de Maintenon When Francoise was twelve, she accidentally fell into the water and nearly drowned. When she woke, she unexpectedly had some fragmentary memories that did not belong to her. In these extra memories, she would one day own a vast castle, receive a generous pension, and hold the title of Marquise. At the time, Francoise was the daughter of a traitor, a child born to a prisoner in jail, and an orphan whose parents had both died. She had even been reduced to begging for a living. Her future was bleak, and she could see no hope. The beautiful future in those fragmentary memories became the reason she kept going, until she married the disabled poet Scarron. Later, the hardships of life gradually made Francoise forget those illusory memories. After the poet died, Francoise took a job as a governess to make ends meet, and entered the Palace of Versailles alone. Francoise did not know that stepping into Versailles would mark the beginning of a dramatic change in her fate. Years later, she would possess everything from her memories, and more besides. Francoise d'Aubigne, from prison to palace, from orphan to queen. She is the Marquise de Maintenon, and she will also become Queen of France. Theme: Defying fate