I, Jane: In The Court Of Henry VIII (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Yet competition loomed. The court poet, Thomas Wyatt, had begun a bold flirtation with the raven-haired beauty, whose skill at tying the king into romantic knots seemed unparalleled. Jane knew about it mainly because the queen’s friends delighted in seeing His Highness’s pained fits of jealousy over such a handsome and talented young competitor. Since Wyatt had been commissioned to read one or two of his own poems during the last banquet, everyone was abuzz with the possibility of an impending clash between the rivals. The banquet hall was decorated lavishly for the occasion and in a way to which Jane was certain she would never grow accustomed. The vast, vaulted chamber with its brightly painted beams was ablaze with torches and candles when she arrived in the queen’s train. She was walking beside Elizabeth Carew in front of Margaret Shelton and Anne Stanhope and behind the queen and Ambassador Chapuys. In her dark dress, plain collar, and prominent crucifix, Queen Katherine made a poor comparison to the woman who emerged through the opposite archway, flanked by her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, and Cardinal Wolsey, who had only just been in the queen’s company the evening before.
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