I was the widow of Henry's elder brother, and was 23 to Henry's 18 when we were married. We were married for nearly 24 years when Henry got our marriage annulled, though I maintained until my death that I was still his wife and the true Queen of England.
Henry's desire to marry me culminated in drastic changes in the Church of England, and though we courted for seven years, our marriage only lasted for three, when Henry had me beheaded for treason.
It is claimed that I was the wife Henry loved the most, although that may be because I gave birth to his only surviving legitimate son and died before I could fall from grace.
I became betrothed to Henry before meeting him, but he was so disappointed by me that our marriage was never consummated and lasted only six months before it was annulled. I spent the rest of my life being treated respectfully as though I were Henry's sister.
Henry adored me and my youthfulness (he was nearing 50, whereas I was still a teenager), so the information that I had been unchaste before marriage, and had likely committed adultery, was a devastating blow - though not as devasting as the executioner's blow to my neck!
I rivaled Henry in number of marriages - he was my third of four husbands, and the third husband that I outlived. During my three and a half years of marriage to Henry, I achieved the impossible by getting his daughters added to the line of succession.
I was Henry's most well-known mistress, being involved with him for upwards of six years and bearing his only acknowledged illegitimate child - a much hoped-for son.
I became Henry's mistress sometime after my own marriage, and it was rumoured that one or more of my children might have been Henry's. After a number of years, my sister became the object of Henry's affection, and his pursuit of her ended my romantic relationship with him.
According to the Imperial ambassador, I had a six month long affair with Henry while he was married to his second wife, who I served as a lady-in-waiting.
I was rumoured to be one of Henry's mistresses after my arrival from France, and there was talk among the ambassadors that I might become Henry's fourth wife, though this proved to be false.
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*It is unclear which of the Shelton sisters was the one described - traditionally it was thought to have been Madge, but now it is believed to have been Mary.
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