If you don't want to write about Anne, feel free to enter something about broken love or betrayed trust, mistresses, gossip, or being ill-favored or miss treated.
The Doomed Queen Anne was perhaps one of the most beautiful woman of her time. People admired her for her charisma and wit. Her dark features were 'dramatic' and 'alluring' say some historians. However, women constantly gossiped about her, from the time she was thirteen. Saying she was a witch, and had had 'sexual practices' with her brother and father. Her parents were planning on sending her to a nunnery, because 'no man would want to court her' said her mother. Her sister, Mary, was the King's mistress, and often boasted about the king. Anne had always been the ill-favored child, and some suspect the reason she wanted so badly to be queen was that so she could out do her well-favored sister.
Eventually, Anne had her wish of becoming Queen, and gave birth to Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was furious that the child was female. He demanded a son. Anne suffered two miscarriages, and the king became so furious, that he decided that Anne was plotting against him, and had to be killed on charges of treason, incest, and adultery. Which, were obviously false. The men she had had 'affairs' with were likely homosexual and were made targets because of the century's sexual prejudice (This disgusts me). They were killed as well. Anne died at the age of 29.
I don't want to make this too long. But Anne had a very interesting, heart-wrenching life If you want to know more I advise reading 'Doomed Queen Anne' by Carolyn Meyer or going to this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn
Now, the rules:
1. No StIcKY CApS
2. Swearing is tasteful
3. Prewrites allowed (but I prefer fresh writes)
4. I want GOOD writes for this, I take Anne's story quite seriously.
Thanks for entering, and good luck! Points will go up!
The Doomed Queen Anne was perhaps one of the most beautiful woman of her time. People admired her for her charisma and wit. Her dark features were 'dramatic' and 'alluring' say some historians. However, women constantly gossiped about her, from the time she was thirteen. Saying she was a witch, and had had 'sexual practices' with her brother and father. Her parents were planning on sending her to a nunnery, because 'no man would want to court her' said her mother. Her sister, Mary, was the King's mistress, and often boasted about the king. Anne had always been the ill-favored child, and some suspect the reason she wanted so badly to be queen was that so she could out do her well-favored sister.
Eventually, Anne had her wish of becoming Queen, and gave birth to Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was furious that the child was female. He demanded a son. Anne suffered two miscarriages, and the king became so furious, that he decided that Anne was plotting against him, and had to be killed on charges of treason, incest, and adultery. Which, were obviously false. The men she had had 'affairs' with were likely homosexual and were made targets because of the century's sexual prejudice (This disgusts me). They were killed as well. Anne died at the age of 29.
I don't want to make this too long. But Anne had a very interesting, heart-wrenching life If you want to know more I advise reading 'Doomed Queen Anne' by Carolyn Meyer or going to this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn
Now, the rules:
1. No StIcKY CApS
2. Swearing is tasteful
3. Prewrites allowed (but I prefer fresh writes)
4. I want GOOD writes for this, I take Anne's story quite seriously.
Thanks for entering, and good luck! Points will go up!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 7, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Thank you all so much for the wonderful entries! And congrats to the winners. Your poetry was so meaningful and thank you (once again) for helping me keep Anne's memory alive.
Contest Winners
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Nan Boleyn, Nan Boleyn / Will you not come out to play / To grace our courts with clever wit / And flaunt you evil all the day / Will you not come to dance with us / And curse our men with charms• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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There was a little linnet once / sang happily all day long. / Until a handsome prince rode by, / who wanted to own her song. / He would tak• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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A look that could capture / The toughest of hearts / And a beauty that always did linger, / About this fine face / A lady full of grace / Tby Redtearstains 44 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 25 1:28 PM 2007. In Ballad, Love, Life
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Oh Broken Angel of the night, / Your soul shall not be saved, / Lost within dark and wretched blight, / You live a life depraved. / Oh Darkby Intravenous Jesus 34 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 3 8:45 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Goodbye my little Elizabeth. / Soon I will be executed, / because your father thinks, / that I am unfaithful. / Once I was engulfed by his love letters. / For me he got rid of Queen Catherine. / Now he is calling• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3152478, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Showing that i don't trust / Showing why i don't trust / You lied to me / Telling me something then, / Taking it all back / And you understand / I love you to death / But you don't / Saying it• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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This was an awsome contest idea. Really I loved it. I love that whole time period and the the fact that anne and her daughter elizabeth are my two favs to study from that era were the main focus of this made my day. I hope you get more entries. It would be interesting to see what other ppl thought of her.
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i did a project on elizabeth I in 5th grade
so i know a lot about that whole family and all the wives and stuff... i might have to enter this...
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5th grade, wow, such a depressing and detailed topic for such young kids, ha ha sadistic teachers
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actually i chose the topic... lmao...
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Wow...
lol
You seem really grown-up and mature for being so young. You also write really well! That's really amazing. Teachers these days...
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