The Court of Their Royal Highnesses Queen Marie and King Nicholas.

I am beginning to suspect dear Anne has suffered some sort of serious head injury.

Everyone at Aunt Margaret's called me Chuckles.

Well that is your loss I guess. D you think Charles extremely large chin has any significance? Anatomically speaking?

Everyone but me. To me you were Chuckster! Your Aunt was so great. Remember when Charles Brandon came to visit and he stole that ring from her and told everyone they were engaged! Charles had HUGE feet, btw.

And then he found out why people called her Most Dread Lady. Ah, good times.

I do. I can't help but think that his enormous chin and hands are just coincidental. However, I always thought it was the length of the nose ...

I cannot believe I sort through my HUGE collection of paintings to find one with my hands and Anne does not comment.

I know. Thine hands are quite large ... *Raises a well-tweezed and arched eyebrow*. I can see why Isabella was so ... impressed with the size of your "domains".

His nose is not exactly what I would call delicate either!

Oh hands are important too. Do you have a HUGE collection of paintings, may I come and browse some rainy afternoon? I would enjoy that ever so much. I have very beautiful hands with long tapering fingers, as does my daughter, as did her father.

I also have long beautiful fingers. I also have full lips, while those Boleyns have little dashes.


No, but his nose isn't as impressive as his chin, and his positively ENORMOUS hands ...

I own most of the world. I have huge collections of everything, although my clocks are my favorite. And my armor. Especially the one I wore at Pavia. Good times.

When your daughter marries my son, you may see my art collection.

Please my mouth is quite full (of what I am not sure). Well I feel certain Elizabeth is warming to the idea of marrying your son and then I can see all your etchings! Yippee!

When can I see your art collection? *Pouts in a sexy way*.

Well, you have a son. I have granddaughters. Let's make a deal.

Oh, and I do not collect etchings. Oil paintings, sculpture, armor, clocks, yes. Oh, and lances.

Maybe Christina's daughter Renata?

Perhaps. Or perhaps a daughter of your sister Isabel de Francia and my son Charles?

Lances ooh that could be fun, like when we used to sword play at M of A FSYH? I took a sword off Francois I of France once. But that is a story for another day!

I took Francios I hostage once.
Lances are my weapon of choice. A far more intelligent choice than a sword, although all gentleman must of course learn the use of that weapon.

That sounds good, My son is only 6 though. How old are my nieces?

Why, Clara Eugenia is almost the same age as your dear son!

Hmmm maybe you would like to take me hostage sometime? I remember when you took him hostage. And your sack and pillage of Rome really put the kibosh on Henry & Cahterine's divorce. Most inconvenient.

Those troops were mutinous. I had nothing to do with it, of course.

Of course, well I think I left something on the stove back at my place, I smell something burning, I must dash and could you call 911 and have them send a truck over to the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula? thanks ever so much, au revoir!

Darling Anne...were you discussing...adult recreational activities...with my (elderly) uncle?