The Queen's Nurse by Bernard Capes
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By Bernard Capes · First published 1902 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Drama, Women's Fiction · 2,366 words
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Frivolous she may have been, shallow and light-hearted as a brook, but not heartless. Her nurse -- she who, in modern parlance, had "taken her from the month" and had fed and bred her in the house of her father, Sir John Seymour, of Wiltshire, knight -- would always defend her tooth and nail from that charge. And when at last, having followed her nursling's dancing career through the Courts of the old gloomy Louvre and the more splendid Whitehall, she came to see her supplant in the royal caprice the unhappy Queen whose maid-of-honour she had been, she would allow in her presence no breath of detraction to slur the good fame of her darling, but would constantly aver that she had fought against the inevitable with all the desperation of which her buoyant nature was capable. Jane could never say nay to the least plausible beggar in the world, she would declare; and what was her chance when that suppliant was King Harry himself?
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Drama, Women's Fiction, Biographical Fiction
- Length: 2,366 words
- Structure: 1 section, 48 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The book is part of the 'Historical Vignettes' series and features a narrative placed in the historical past involving real-life historical events or people.
- Drama — The title and serie suggest a story involving interpersonal relationships and potentially conflict, characteristic of the drama genre.
- Women's Fiction — Given the title's mention of a 'Queen's Nurse,' the narrative may focus on the experiences of women, much like the genre of Women's Fiction.
- Biographical Fiction — Based on the series title 'Historical Vignettes,' the story might be based on or inspired by people and events from history, which is often the case in Biographical Fiction.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Nursing History · Queen Victoria · British Royal Family · Victorian Era · Medical History · Social History · Royalty · History of Medicine · Female Empowerment · Gender Roles · Victorian Society