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John Frith
Princess Elizabeth is Anne Boleyn’s infant daughter. Her parents are extremely disappointed that she isn’t a boy, but Anne has some legislation passed that ensures that Elizabeth will inherit the throne if Henry doesn’t have a legal male heir. Indeed, history shows that she grows up to become Queen Elizabeth I.
Princess Elizabeth Quotes in Wolf Hall
The Wolf Hall quotes below are all either spoken by Princess Elizabeth or refer to Princess Elizabeth. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 5: Chapter 2 Quotes
It is magnificent. At the moment of impact, the king’s eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armored, moving in the right direction, moving at the right speed. His color does not alter. His voice does not shake.
“Healthy?” he says. “Then I thank God for his favor to us. As I thank you, my lords, for this comfortable intelligence.”
He thinks, Henry has been rehearsing. I suppose we all have.
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The urge arises to put a hand on his shoulder, as one does for any inconsolable being. He resists it; simply folds his fingers, protectively, into the fist which holds the king’s heart. “One day we will make a great marriage for her.”
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Part 6: Chapter 1 Quotes
“The queen will be coming to visit her daughter soon. If you would simply greet her respectfully in the way you should greet your father’s wife—”
“—except she is his concubine—”
“—then your father would take you back to court, you would have everything you lack now, and the warmth and comfort of society. Listen to me, I intend this for your good. The queen does not expect your friendship, only an outward show. Bite your tongue and bob her a curtsy. It will be done in a heartbeat, and it will change everything. Make terms with her before her new child is born. If she has a son, she will have no reason afterward to conciliate you.”
“She is frightened of me,” Mary says, “and she will still be frightened, even if she has a son.”
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Princess Elizabeth Character Timeline in Wolf Hall
The timeline below shows where the character Princess Elizabeth appears in Wolf Hall. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 5: Chapter 2: Devil’s Spit, Autumn and Winter 1533
...go to his rooms, he says over his shoulder that the child should be called Elizabeth, and that the jousts must be canceled. He then pauses and asks Cranmer and Cromwell...
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...can do this by writing Henry a letter congratulating him on the birth of Princess Elizabeth and accepting her rights and title. More says he can do so, and Cromwell says...
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...George Boleyn, Lord Rochford needs that house, and that Mary will join her royal sister Elizabeth’s household at Hatfield. When Margaret Pole refuses to budge from her position, Cromwell tells her...
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Part 6: Chapter 1: Supremacy, 1534
...the king’s orders, Cromwell goes with Gregory to Hatfield to check on the baby Princess Elizabeth and Mary Tudor. When Cromwell was a boy, he used to help his uncle, who...
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...not come down to eat with them since she doesn’t want to sit below Princess Elizabeth, and that Anne has forbidden them to send any food up to her room other...
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Cromwell tells Mary Tudor that Anne Boleyn will be coming to visit Princess Elizabeth soon, and that if Mary “greet[s] her respectfully,” the king might take Mary back to...
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...were to die tomorrow, Mary would rule, since Anne Boleyn’s unborn child and the baby Elizabeth cannot.
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