My Queens

I have been wanting to do this one for awhile I was just not sure how to start and how long it would be. You see I have this group of girls, each one so different, each one so strong, each one a queen in their own ways. You see I have a girl group. I see them and I see a queen, they are my crew I go to when I need a smile, when I need to vent, when I need to cry, when I need something, anything. They are an inspiration, my safe haven, they accept me when I can not accept myself. I dont know where I would be without them. So here it goes! Soooo, when I saw this play coming out about two years ago I so wanted to go see it. It was about Henry the VIII and his six wives, in reality it was about his SIX wives, forget about him. The play is called SIX...

Okay your are going to ask, how do you compare six women of todays world of six dead queens, they were just queens of some chauvinistic, egotistical, male. WELLLLLLL, when you dig a little deeper you will see. Each one of these womam was a QUEEN. If you looked into the backgrounds and what they endure, you would be shocked. If they were able to write their own stories it makes you wonder just how different History would have been. So, here is my version of SIX and my group and what I see with each one. Here it goes... Katherine of Aragon.... AKA Amaanda. Ohhhhh Amanada, She is a Queen by definition, I see how her family respects her, and how she is strong and steadfast. She is amazing, loyal, and fierce. You see Katherine of Aragon was a Queen before she became "the" queen. She was taken to a foreign county at a very young age told to accept her status and that she was going to be queen of england one way or the other. She was suppossed to marry one brother then when that failed because of his early death, she was heald captive for 8 years. 8 YEARS of her young life in order to wait for the younger brother to mature enough to marry. Then when she marries him she stuggles in multiple childbirths loosing 4 children. Then after having a child her husband says not good enough and wants to put her in a nunnery because it was not a boy, and saying their marriage is null and void due to her marrying is brother, but that marriage was never consummated. BUT, she never gave up! She never backed down, she stood her ground. She was feirce and a sight to behold in every aspect. She refused to give up her title and refused to let anyone take what was hers. She was a queen of queens, and no one ever forgot it. She was regal in all ways and held fast to her beliefs. She was amazing, just like my Amanda aka Panda. Okay sooo I am going to skip Anne Boleyn until the end... Jane Seymore--my crazy Ashley... so devoted to her family and husband. She sees the good in everyone, and honestly do not believe she has a truly mean bone in her body. This queen is the true queen of hearts and devoted to her friends and family. She gives till it hurts. Sometimes I forget just how kind her heart truly is. Like Jane Seymore she stood by Henry till it hurt. She truly loved him and died to give him the son he so badly desired. Her heart was pure and was said that she was the love of his life. Like Jane, Ashley is never afraid to show love and give kindness even when it hurts her. Something I truly admire. Anne of Cleves...the infamous April. My independent queen, who needs no prince to be a princess. Anne was able to escape Henry without losing her head, dying, and gaining land and a castle. She was smart, independent and did her own thing. She was strong and the funny thing for everything that was written about her looks she was given the title of the Kings beloved sister. He loved Anne but was not in love with her. Anne had her own castle in Richmond with lands and her own money. She was smart and outlived all of his wives and was close to all Henry's children. After her very brief marriage to Henry she never again had to marry or live under a man's rule. She did her own thing. Hense my April is my Anne of Cleves. She is truly and inspiration of a strong independent woman. She has made her way in the world and handled every struggle and come out on the other side more beautiful than before. I have seen her be an inspiration for so many and lend a helping hand time and time again. She has climbed so many mountains and done so with grace and strength. She is a guiding light and the definition of beauty. Catherine Howard- my lishy lish my fun loving alway ready for a smile Queen. They say that is why Henry choose Cat Howard, she could make him laugh. She was young vivacious and always fun to be around. She gave him a zest for life he was so looking for. This is how I see my Lish, so full of life. But what people dont know was there was so much more to this woman like there is Lish. She was extremely intellegent and had to grow up at a very young age. She had to fight every breath and survive a very young and tramatic youth. Her family liked to use her for their own personal gain but she still found ways to smile and see the beauty in life. Little did people know she was so intellegent, she was crafted in many different forms of music, and was a brilliant secertary and used everything she could to learn what she could to survive. That is my Lish, the way I have watched her in life always wanting happiness for her children and family and reaching out to find ways to make someone laugh even when she is hurting. I just hope she knows what a queen she truly is. Catherine Parr- Ms. Boo aka Candace. The wise queen the one that outlived HenryVII one but simply outsmarting him. She was very strong willed, a fierce advocate for women she wrote books, and even had a woman paint her portrait. She did not back down from Henry's temper and gave back what he gave her. She was a strong step mother and faught for her step children. She loved them as her own even to raise Elizabeth in her home after Henry died. She faught for what was right in her eyes and never once back down. That is when I see when I see Candace, and advocate for those who deserve it. A true force of nature that will not let something that is wrong slide. She is strong independent woman and will raise her daughters to be queens. She is a role model even when she doesnt realize she is. Finally Anne Boylen-- aka me. Anne Boylen was misjudged and accused of so many things. She broke the rules by playing by the rules. She used her wits which made many men uncomfortable to the point that even Henry VIII that was so in love with her was also scared. She stood for what she believed, she didnt want to be just another play thing but want the all not just a part. She was not going to be used and then discarded. She knew her worth. Unfortunately that was very unconvental at the time and eventually was her downfall. I am thankful that in todays world. I am allowed to know my worth and be strong and voice my opion and not back down what I believe I deserve is mine and go after that and not settle for second best. My QueensNow what I hope people understand, I see each of these qualities in my girl group, by SIX by soul mates. They each stand out on their own but when they are together they are a force to be reckoned with. Can you imagened what it would have been like if these six queens would have been like if they were all alived today. They would have overthrown Henry, and we would have had a totally different history or "herstory." LOL, I am blessed that I get to see them in my little group of friends that have become my sisters.