Meeting Anne Woodville

I was currently at Beaumaris Castle and in high spirits having recently taken the throne of England for myself. The Woodville family had fallen from favour and hidden away in sanctuary. I did however like Anne Woodville and I had decided to offer her a proposal and so I had called her to Beaumaris to see me.

Why Beaumaris Castile, thought Anne Woodville. Of all places. She wondered what the Duke of Gloucester wanted of her. The throne was young Edward's by right. She worred about Elizabeth but Richard wanted to see her so here she was.

I had informed my man servant to open the door and allow her in.

Anne Woodville entered and curtsied.

Thank You, Your Grace," the Lady Anne Woodville said.

I noticed Anne enter and sit down and she was shaking a little.

"Lady Anne, is everything alright? You appear to be shaking?

"I have a bit of a cold otherwise I am fine." Anne Woodville was very worried about her sister, Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville.

"I will come and sit by the fire and warm up. I am quite worried about my sister, Elizabeth in sanutary and all, although she wants to stay there."
Anne Woodwille said.

"Yes, it was her choosing i worry about her girls. They should be at Court trying to find husbands." Lady Anne Woodville remarked.

I smiled at Anne.

"I could not agree more. Her daughter are young and can prosper from good marriages at Court. Would your sister listen to you, if you wrote to her?

"No, Elizabeth would not listen to me. She would always go her own way." the Lady Anne Woodville said.

I looked at her a bit surprised.

"I see, I always thought that you were both very close, is that not the case?

Anne Woodville hath said that yes they were close but Elizabeth never listened to any one.

Anne Woodville thanks the King.

I looked at her closely then something I remembered came up which I needed to mention to her. I had not forgotten what had happened to my dear Anne Harrington.

"Lady Anne, there is something that I must ask you? Recently my beloved Mistress Anne Harrington was kidnapped on her way to see me and despite her not wanting to pursue it any further, I have to ask, given how close we were to a Woodville residence, you don't happen to know who took her do you? I said as I suspected her but didn't show it.

'No, I do not know who took her.' Anne Woodville said.

'Of coarse' Anne Woodville said.

'Lord Bourchier is well, thanks for asking.'