The Queen's Lady

 August 17, 1526, Friday

 Hampton Court

 I shouldn’t lie to my journal. That is a promise I shall keep.

 My name is Margaret Cliffstone, daughter of the Baron Cliffstone, Edmund and the daughter of the Earl of Chambray, Mary Temple.

 I have six siblings, I am the oldest. Next to me is my sister Jane, then Alice, then Mary, then John, then Anne and the last is little Abigail. John is the only boy and I do admit I like it that way. For as soon as John dies without issue I shall get the family fortune. Of course, I do not wish death upon him. I love my brother.

   I got to Hampton Court yesterday evening with Father and my cousin, Henry. Now that I am sixteen, Father has decided that it is now fit to serve the Queen Catherine as a lady in waiting. Later I shall be brought to her apartments, for now I will enjoy the silence and freedom I will no longer have as one the Queen’s lady.

 My sister, Jane is horribly envious. She wants to come to court too but she is still too young, only twelve. I promised to write to her about everything. I shall write to her later, I think.

 Yours,

 Margaret



 Later

 Well, I’m in the Queen’s apartments now. I am officially a lady in waiting. I met another lady, her name is Anne Boleyn and she is the King’s mistress. Queen Katherine doesn’t like her much, yet it is to be expected. Another lady, Anne Dreidel, says that the King might ask for an annulment from the Pope. My opinion is that it’s simply horrible! The Queen is the anointed Queen of England and shall remain so, no matter how much I like Anne, I don’t agree about her being the next Queen of England.

 I have already written to Jane. I told her everything that has happened but I gave her strict instructions not to share the letter. She shall agree to it of course, since I know about her little incident from a week ago.



 STILL WIP 

That's just Margaret's first entry so stay tuned ^_^