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♔ Favorite Character Meme  → Jane Seymour “But, Your Majesty, I thought I was asking not so much for the good of others, as for the good, of the repose and tranquility of yourself, as well as the children we may have ourselves. And for the tranquility of your Majesty’s kingdom.”

Are you out of your senses?                                     Don’t talk of s u c h m a t t e r s again.

1530:

“ ‘That matters not, for it is foretold in ancient prophecies that at this time a Queen shall be burnt: but even if I were to suffer a thousand deaths, my love for you will not abate one jot.’ ” -- Anne Boleyn (alleged, by Chapuys)

1536:

“[...] begged the royal messenger to entreat the King in her name to consider that she was a well-born damsel, the daughter of good and honourable parents without blame or reproach of any kind; there was no treasure in this world that she valued as much as her honour, and on no account would she lose it, even if she were to die a thousand deaths.” -- Jane Seymour (alleged, by Chapuys)