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The Most ... Happy
August 27, 2009
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Rochie
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La Plus Heureuse  The Most Happy.
Just wondering. Given that Anne argued with people about how best to distribute the resources of the Church and monasteries – that is, better to give some to the poor – that perhaps the motto 'The Most Happy' might have meant something quite different to what we currently assume.

Rather than describing herself as the most happy, perhaps she was voicing a philosophy along the lines that the most in society, that is the majority, should be happy rather than just the chosen few. A useful motto (in a P.R. sense) to adopt at the time of her coronation – going into a new reign with sentiments that could even be construed as advocating an early form of socialism. Once again, we see signs of how very different and remarkable AB seems to have been as an individual.

August 28, 2009
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I'd never thought of her motto like that, always just on a personal level. It would be just like Anne though to pick a motto that had many meanings and we know from her inscription \”le temps viendra\” (the time will come) that she believed in change and progress and felt that it was coming. Both Anne and Henry wanted to embrace the changes that were happening in Europe and I see them as real Renaissance people, perhaps her motto really did reflect her hopes for the future and for her people.

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March 31, 2012
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“Le temps viendra” is part of a longer sentence.
The whole sentence: le temps viendra lorsque tout ne sera qu’un. Astrolabe symbol to show time. Anne’s idea of the world and paradise.

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