Chapter NineHampton Court Palace
The trial was suspended until October, further frustrating Henry and Amethyst. Catherine, as smugly as her position would allow, and in her mind, remained queen.
On the advice of Henry's council, and because Henry could no longer rely on him, he arrested Wolsey. The charge—treason. Wolsey never made it to the Tower for sentencing. Guards seized him, he relented—and died.
With Cardinal Wolsey gone, Hampton Court Palace, with all its splendid gardens, mazes and furnishings, now belonged to the king. He held court here, and gave Amethyst apartments much closer to his own chambers, but still not adjoining. The Boleyns, permanent fixtures now, kept apartments at the opposite end of the palace.
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