#non chapuys primary sources . of people that actually spoke with or communicated directly with anne

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"Mr. Page received your letter directed unto my lady Anne, and delivered the same. There is yet no answer. She gave kind words, but will not promise to speak to the King for you." Cromwell to the Cardinal.

#anne boleyn #anneboleynedit #still on my quest of posting all non-chapuys primary source quotes on anne... #also either a suggestion of conversion or detracting from arguments vis a vis cromwell's 'lutheranism'...in this same letter he says #he wished luther had never been born. so. #just love how suggestive this quote is lol #she could speak for you. but she won't <3 #at the same time this is a feature you see come up again and again in. again #non chapuys primary sources . of people that actually spoke with or communicated directly with anne #thomas wynter says the same (she spoke very kindly to him was his quote iirc) #which runs rather counter to the narrative that she was needlessly hostile~ to everyone. and suggests even when she gave you a refusal. #it was gentle but firm . #henry viii #also the prevailing myth that all including cromwell of wolsey's 'affinity' despised her bcus they blamed her for his downfall... #they either weren't all that close to him or they didn't really blame her. richard page is the messenger here #and he seems to have enjoyed a very warm relationship with anne #page also had ties to henry fitzroy and anne stanhope. things that make you go hmmm