Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-02-23

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10 appearances, Catherine still retaining
her regal position. But the Kings defer
erence to the world lasted but a short time.
In the spring of 1929, the daughter ofSpain
and Queen Of England left forever the pal
ace in which she had dwelt from her early
youth, and her late maid of honor was es-
tlblished in her place, being lodged In the
most sumptuous apartments, and being at
tended with all the houors previously Civ
en- TO the Queen. Her enemies asserted
that sho was even then the Kings wife in
all but the ceremony. All things consider
ed, the probabilities are against this con-
clusion but il Is evident that the woman
who thus usurped the place of the rightful
| Queen, in defiance both Of Justice and de-
cency, can hardly be canonzed as saint,
though she may have all the requisites of a
heroine.
This anomalous state of things continued
three years, and then the drama of divorce
began drawing toward close. Wolsey, ac-
cused of playing double part in the mat
ter, had died in disgrace. Henry was de-
termined to break through the fine-spun
web of papal diplomacy. In the autumn
of 1882 he created Anne Marchioness of
| Pembroke. Her father had previously
been made Earl of Wiltshire her brother
succeeded to the courtesy-tltle OF Viscount
Rochefort. In November of that year,
Henry met Francis the First at Calais, for
purposes partly of business and partly of
| pleasure, aud Anne accompanied her royal
master. A scene illustrative of the man
ners of the day took place at this meeting.
Amer ono of the royal suppers, twelve
masked ladies entered the banqueting hall,
and selected twelve gentlemen, including
the two monarchs, TO dance with. After
a while Henry took Off the masks of tho
fair intruders, aud il was found that the
partner OF King Francis was Anne Boleyn.
The next morning a splendid present of
| jewels signitied the appreciation of the gal
liant monarch for the honor conferred on
him by the lovely Marchioness.
Not long afterwards Henry and Anne
were privately married; 50 privately that
the exact date and place are unknown. The
ceremony is usually supposed to have TAX
en- Place in November, but the best evil
dence is that it was not until about the 18th
OF January, 1888. However this may have
been, ii is certain that at the time of the
nuptials no divorce had been pronounced
between Henry and Catherine, neither by
the Court of Rome nor the complaisant
clergy of England. But the sanction OF the
| latter dignitares vas not difficult TO OBJ
tain. The King having determined to risk
a complete rupture with Rome, appointed
a commission, with Archbishop Cranmer
at the head, 10 decide the much vexed
| question. In April Anne was publicly rec
| ognizsd as the Kings wife, but it was not
till the 23l of May that Cranmer prouounc-
cd the long-sought divorce between Henry
and Catherine. On The 2S.h be held anolh-
er court aud declared the marriage with
Anne Boleyn 10 have been lawful, the date
at which il occurred being still left conyeu-
| iently in the dark.
On the first of June the coronation OF the
new Queen was celebrated with extraordin-
ary splendor, nearly all the nobility of
England gracing the occasion with their
| presence, ready TO draw sword or couch
lance in defence of lovely Queen Anne.
The whiom maid of honor had at length
reached the position she had so long covet-
ed. She was then twenty-six years old ;
her royal spouse was forty-two.
On he 9TH Of September, 1885, three and
a half months after The divorce of Gather
inc was pronounced, the Princess Eliza
beth was born. Tho only way in which
Anne's marriage can be considered as le-
gal, and the Princess's birth as legitimate,
is by treating Catherine's marriage as not
only irregular (Ind therefore afl'ordng
ground for a divorce), but as an absolute
nulity-in which case it was hardly neces-
sary to struggle seven years for legal sep
ara,ion.
Thus ended the great sixteenth century
drama of"Divorce :" the tragic aflerpiece
was moro speedily played. For two years
after the birth OF Elizabeth, Queen Anne
emained the unquestoned mistress Of the
royal palace, and apparently of The royal
heart. Still young and beautiful, she en-
tered with the liveliest zeal into all tho
amuse ments of the Court, aud was on terms
OF intimacy with its gallants which would
not now be considered consistent with the
dignity of an English Queen.
In The early part of 1886, soon amer the
death of Catherine of Aragon, dissensior
began TO show itself between the roya
couple. What are the causes of conjuga
trouble is as difficult, and as needless 10 de
eide, when it occurs in palace as in cab
in. The reckless King, daily growing more
selfish and INSCRIPTIONS under the infiu
ence of absolute power, may have beer
tired OF the butterfly he had sought SO Ions
TO seize, simply because he had seized it
be may have become infatuated by thu
youthful face Of Jane Seymour; he may
have had real cause for jealousy. The Queer
accused him Of his passion for that ladl
(she is said to have discovered him will
Jane seated on his knee, and ere loui
whispers regarding her own conduct begaI
10 circulate through the Court Their
would, of course, be plenty TO carry sucl
tales if they thought they would he accepta
BILE TO the King.
AT length, on the first of May, there wa
a tilting match, at which the young knight
and mobiles displayed their prowess, AM
which was attended by the king and queen
In the midst of II she dropped her handker
chief from the balcony where she sat, AM
it was picked up by one of The cha npions
However accidental the circumstanc
, might haye been, it was seized on by th
kings poisoned mind as evidence Of guilt
, and he retired in a rage from the tourna
ment. The queen was Immediately Grreste
for high treason (for such her supposed inf
} deity was considercd,) and the next da,
sho was conducted TO the Tower, wher
were also imprisoned as her paramours
| Brereton, Norris and Weston, three gen
+ tlsmen of The Court, Mark Smeaton, an at
lendant of inferior rank, and, most revolt
( ing of all, her own brother, Lord Rockford