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Henry VIII's love notes to future wife
Anne Boleyn written on the margin of a prayer book is expected to be
finally revealed in an upcoming BBC television series. The notes were
said to be expressions of the lovesick king's attempt to woe his
second wife.
The scribbled messages, which the king
wrote in French, were impassioned and intense, showing his love to
his future wife. His notes of love were expressed in Boleyn's book, Book of
Hours. He wrote the scribbled message on the page depicting the “Man
of Sorrows,” telling Boleyn, “If you remember my love in your
prayers as strongly as I adore you, I shall hardly be forgotten, for
I am yours. Henry R. forever.”
Enticed Anne replied under a picture of
the Annunciation, showing Archangel Gabriel as he tells the Virgin
Mary that she is bearing a son. Experts believed that Boleyn intended
to place her message under that picture to imply that he will give
the king a much-awaited heir.
“By daily proof you shall me find/To
be to you loving and kind,” replied Boleyn in rhyming couplet.
The message dated circa 1528, two years
after Henry VIII started to win her heart. Today, the manuscript is
housed at the British Library.
Reference: Revoir, P. (2012, Jan 5). Revealed the handwritten prayer book love notes sent by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn before they married. The Daily Mail
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