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An historical academic group including role play. With emphasis on the Tudors who were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Special attention will be paid to King Henry VIII. |
The Queen's Grace
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 Queen Anne of Cleves
Historical Thread
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Henry was still in mourning for Jane when Thomas Cromwell, his Chief Minister, persuaded Henry to marry Anne of Cleves to make an alliance with Germany, as Anne's father was the Duke of Cleves. As Henry did not want to marry an ugly lady he sent the painter, Holbein the Younger, to paint a portrait of her so that he could see what she looked like. It was this portrait that persuaded him to marry her. However, when she arrived in England, Henry saw her as very different from her portrait - he found her ugly. He insulted her by saying that she looked like a horse!
As Henry was very dissatisfied with her, he quickly arranged a divorce which they both agreed to amicably. Their marriage had lasted for only six months, but Anne of Cleves stayed at the Court and died in her bed in 1557, outliving Henry by ten years. The portrait on the left below is the one by Hans Holbein the Younger which was the basis on which Henry chose Anne to be his fourth Queen.
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Anne and the portrait story (* Jorundr Olafsson, Sep 18, 2007 - 19:36 ) a very wise lady (* Sextus Manlius, Sep 18, 2007 - 18:55 ) Anne lucked out (* Catalina Caesar, Oct 1, 2004 - 16:49 ) Not all of Henry's wives suffered... (* Brandubh Niall, Oct 1, 2004 - 16:34 ) Anne (* Countess Coure Cherusci, Aug 11, 2004 - 18:31 )|
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