Prologue

Hey everyone! I've always been fascinated by the Tudor Dynasty. I was in Manchester over the weekend and I bought every season of The Tudors- I love that show. I loved all the romances that occured but my favorite has to be Henry and Anne. Anyway, I'll stop rambling and let you start reading the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own The Tudors or Beauty and the Beast!

Once upon a time, in the year 1528, there was a young king named Henry Tudor. Although he was a handsome young man who had everything he could ever want, the king was spoiled, greedy and selfish.

Then one cold winter's night, an old Spanish woman named Katherine came to his castle and offered him a single red rose in return for shelter from the cold. Astonished by her appearance, King Henry sneered at the rose and turned Katherine away.

'You should not be provoked by my appearance Your Majesty, for true beauty comes from deep within.' she said to him.

And when he dismissed her again, Katherine's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful young enchantress.

King Henry tried to apologise to her, but it was too late. Katherine had seen that there was no love in his heart.

As punishment for his behavior, Katherine transformed King Henry into a hideous beast and cast a powerful spell over the castle and all those who worked for His Majesty.

Ashamed by his hideous appearance, King Henry confined himself to his castle. He never went outside and never saw any of his people.

Before she left, Katherine left two items with King Henry. The first item was a magic mirror which was his only portal to the world outside. The second item was the rose she had offered which was really an enchanted rose which would bloom for one year.

If King Henry could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast until the end of his life.

As the months passed, everyone in the castle started to lose hope for someone to break the spell. King Henry fell into deep despair.

For who could ever learn to love a beast?

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