For quite a while now I have been playing around with re-writing the Tudors story, what if a diary written by Katherine was discovered where she wrote that suggested her first marriage had indeed been consumated

I have changed a few dates around

Anne first catches Henry's eye in France which occured in 1518

Mary Tudor is born in 1513

Also Henry VII's three youngest children, Edmund, Edward & Katherine all-survived

For those wondering about my Harry Potter fics don't worry they will be re-posted soon

Also Henry VII had a brother and that will be essential to the story

15th July 1518

"IS THIS TRUE" King Henry VIII bellowed at Catherine

"Please I can explain..." said Catherine looking white and shaky

"THERE IS NOTHING TO EXPLAIN, YOU LIED MADAM" Henry continued to roar "I SHALL BE SENDING THIS TO ROME, GETTING MY ANNULMENT AND I WILL MARRY ANNE"

Henry turned to leave when Catherine shouted

"Wait what about Mary, please remember the love you have for your only legitimate child"

"LEGITMATE, I HAVE NO LEGITMATE CHILDREN, SHE IS A BASTARD IN ALL BUT NAME" Henry bellowed and stormed out of her rooms

Catherine dropped to her knees, she had written that diary when she was 17 during her time at Ludlow, but it had been lost during the move from Ludlow to London just before Arthur had died. She could never have imagined that a servant had found and kept all these years, delivering it to the King earlier today.

In truth her first marriage was not fully consumated, yes there was some passion but nothing else, but the way the diary was written meant no one would believe her.

Turning to the cross over the fire place, she knelt and began to pray

Thomas Boleyn couldn't believe his luck, when Henry had announced his intention to divorce Katherine and marry Anne, he knew deep down that they were in for a long drawn out battle, however when the diary was found it was like god had answered all of his prayers at once.

Once the diary was sent to Rome, the Pope would have to declare the marriage invalid and if he did not, he suspected that the King would turn Lutheran instantly.

Yes, thought Sir Thomas, yes this was a sign that God favoured this match

Henry stormed towards Anne's apartments in a foul mood, he felt like a fool. He had bought Katherine's lies about being a virgin, he should've listened when his grandmother Lady Beaufort warned him against marrying Katherine, by God he was a fool. He should've realised the first time she miscarried, well he certainley was not going to make the same mistake twice.

His bad mood vanished instantly when he saw Anne sitting by a window reading, she was everything Katherine wasn't. A true english maid, surely the most beautiful jewel in all of England.

She looked up and saw him, her smile instantly caused him to feel warm and happy inside.

As she went to get up Henry stopped her

"Don't my love, you look so beautiful" Anne smiled

"I heard what happened are you okay" said Anne gently and Henry smiled, yes he thought a true English Gentlewoman

"I'm fine my sweetheart, and soon we shall be married my love" he said

"And I shall bare you the son you have so longed for" stated Anne

Henry at once felt better than he had all day.