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boleynqueenes · 1 month ago

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"The King, so far as I see, is not only provoked at the said Bishop being made cardinal, but also at the bishop of Paris, in whom he had always had great confidence, because previous to this creation he was considered a bad Papist. He has also no great pleasure in the Auditor of the Chamber, and to soothe him the Lady lately made him a feast in a house of hers, where she got up several fine mummeries. She invited many, and the French ambassador was not pleased at being forgotten. The said Lady had so well banquetted and mummed, that, as the Princess has sent this day to inform me, the King dotes upon her more than ever; which increases greatly the fear of the said Princess [...]"

okay, i edited and added the relevant quote to the chapter notes, but i have GOT to say...i need to save this for posterity, because this is an insane quote??

#he really makes her sound like...circe or smth lmfafosoi #gaslight gatekeep girlboss a leo moon into falling back in love with you via blasting good girls go bad and dancing on tables #(actually...this might be too generous...but as it was based on weir's books....#and she probably does summarize this quote like this...i wonder if this is what inspired la volta scene in the tudors?)#anyway on a more serious note #notes...speaking of #NT notes #this is why i kind of ...eh? was unimpressed by that one recent chapuys defense #it's not that her argument was technically incorrect #-yes chapuys often is conflated with sander; and other later not-exactly-contemporary polemicists #and quotes are attributed to him that were not his own and that IS a problem~#HOWever....#the *reason* quotes are easily attributed to him #is that he set like...the groundwork #the groundwork! of presenting her as this salome that can seduce her husband into signing executions #which is the thread they simply followed and embroidered with #...which is why he is often confused with immediate contemporaries (ortiz) and not so immediate (harpsfield #sander; even the spanish chronicle author--- not him btw)#well. that AND laziness/incuriosity :p #again i agree with her that is a problem but idt #she has correctly identified WHY it is a problem #'it's all these dumb stannes polluting the waters' omhggg #he called her a SHE DEVIL #pls be SERIOUS #sorry we can READ

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