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“The marriage is less than two years old, and it was made -uniquely- for love. Anne has made herself into a new sort of queen, a new sort of wife.. is such a queen, married for love, as secure on her throne as one pledged in a cold-hearted international alliance? Or should a marriage made for love, last only as long as love? Does a husband, married for love, have to be seduced and won over and over again?”(p.15)
— Oct 06, 2026 11:34PM
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Troy Terwilliger
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The "storm" she summoned proved to be an uncontrollable mechanism. She taught Henry that laws, treaties, and queens could be discarded if they no longer served his personal desire. In doing so, she unintentionally built the exact cultural sword that would be used against her. It’s what makes watching her reign unravel so compelling: she didn't fall victim to toxic Tudor politics; she played a part inventing it.
— Oct 06, 2026 11:49PM
Troy Terwilliger
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In terms of Jane Rochford as a character tone - she is astute and observant and her sardonic humor is very fun! But I can't call her a cynic exactly, she's too accurate for that.
— Oct 06, 2026 11:45PM
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‘He's one of those problems where the solution is the problem itself.’
'Aporia?’
— Oct 06, 2026 11:38PM
'Aporia?’
Troy Terwilliger
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'And now the virgin is on his knee. The storm-tossed maiden has made it into port and tied up. So, what now? What can a knight errant do with a woman who is wooed and won? Wedded and bedded? Of course - nothing. The story's ended. Satisfaction is no joy for him when the disguises come off, there I am! His wife: bound to him. By law, I can't refuse him, and he cannot desire a woman who does not refuse him.'
— Oct 06, 2026 11:37PM
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“He can swive a smiling slut who doesn't matter, he can long for an unobtainable maiden with all his heart, but he can’t stand up for an honest loving wife.”
— Oct 06, 2026 11:36PM
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“Twenty years ago, someone named him the 'handsomest prince in Christendom' and we have had to keep it up ever since.” Her observations are astute and a bit sardonic. I find her fantastic as a heroine! She isn’t playing anyone’s game but her own.
— Oct 06, 2026 11:30PM
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The quickest way to spread a story in this court is to swear secrecy.
— Oct 06, 2026 10:32PM