![]() ![]() Though anxious about leaving her home and going to England Anna knew her duty was to her family and her country, and she found herself looking forward to marriage to a great King.Īnna becomes the wife of a man who has already had three difficult marriages he is now an older man, and unwell, and they are not, it seems, physically attracted to each other. ![]() Anna had long ago been promised to another, but a marriage to Henry was more politically advantageous. A portrait was sent to Henry when he was shopping around for a 4th wife. The earlier books in the series were about Queens I had already read about in books by other authors, but this Queen, Anna of Kleve, I knew nothing about and found her story a fascinating one - though far less dramatic and tragic than those who came before her.Īnna of Kleve was a European princess and her marriage to Henry VIII was arranged as an alliance between Kleve and England. I may be looking out at eagles and icebergs but I am transported to Tudor England. These are great big books, and have I read each of them in the early days of May each year in Newfoundland, when I have long days of uninterrupted reading. ![]()
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