#i would bet a purposeful omission but more the purpose of not signaling too clearly what was about to be done

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The appearance of Halley's Comet, first observed streaking across the sky in August [1532], was the occasion for much muttering and comment. For Anne the omen seemed favorable, as on the morning of Sunday 1 September [1532] in Windsor Castle and with de la Pommeraye as the guest of honour, Henry ennobled her as Marquis of Pembroke in her own right [...]. Anne's grant followed the same format as for the creation of male peers and closely resembled the one Francis [I] made to his sister Marguerite in 1517, which Anne had witnessed. As Duke of Berry, Marguerite had become male in terms of status, entitled to the traditional rights and privileges ascribed to the male siblings of the king. [...] As a marquis, Anne could sit in the House of Lords, and the title would automatically descend to her offspring even if illegitimately conceived.*

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and The Marriage That Shook Europe, John Guy & Julia Fox

*"Whether the omission of the customary words 'lawfully begotten' in the Latin text of the patent was a drafting error will never be known. Nobody noticed at the time."

#katherynparr #couldn't stop thinking about your one txt post/ask reading this... #anne boleyn #julia fox #john guy #marguerite d'angouleme #yeah if no one commented at the time then it should...probably be made less of a big deal than it is #i would bet a purposeful omission but more the purpose of not signaling too clearly what was about to be done #rather than lack of confidence/ insecurity #*more to the purpose #had they included the words lawfully begotten idt there would have been as many rumors as there were that hviii was abt to #marry her off to a member of his nobility and marry a french princess himself on the upcoming trip #henrician #ok so now if anyone wants to write this AU remember that...house of lords *eyes emoji #*the vagueness might have been what led to those assumptions even if none as they say explicitly #commented on the omission.......