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fideidefenswhore · 2 years ago

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Both girls were delighted with their new brother-- Mary for maternal reasons, and Elizabeth because it gave her a playmate nearer to her own age. By March 1537, the Sheltons had no longer been in charge of the girls' household, which must have been a relief to Mary.

Elizabeth's Women, Tracy Borman

#by m a r c h 1537?? jesus.....#tracy borman #this is sort of what i was talking about in that anon i got so long ago #the narrative about jane as mary's stepmother really needs some examination #either A) she was really not as invested in mary's comfort as some authors have gushed #or B) her influence with henry was pretty minimal #and borman gets some major things wrong in this book so like i'll doublecheck but im pretty sure that paper by jeri l mcintosh gave the sam #timeline and iirc it's borne out by primary sources too...#chapuys selling this as a win is now even more embarassing #the boleyn relatives still as stewards of mary and elizabeth's joint household. jesus #like yeah they were probably kinder to her and had stopped pressurizing her #but that was not so much bcus the most influential boleyns were dead as it was because mary submission had already been achieved....#for like. four seasons after .#henrician #also playmate is a little. eh . i mean... not exactly #he was pretty sheltered

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