This was an interesting biography. I admit that from this time period, Anne of
Cleves is probably the wife that I knew the least about. Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn are the
two that I would have known most about, of course, but I’ve read quite a lot
about the Tudor dynasty, so knew a fair bit about the other three wives
also. However, Anne of Cleves was
actually pretty interesting. She had very
good family connections and, while not a major player, still was considered a
pretty good partner for a marriage contract.
I had always been under the impression that she wasn’t very attractive
and that was the reason that Henry VIII rejected her, but, according to this
writer, that probably wasn’t the case.
For whatever reason, Anne didn’t appeal to him, but by many accounts,
she was an attractive woman, probably more attractive than his sixth wife,
Katherine Parr. I found lots of
interesting tidbits in this book that seemed to be a fairly good summary of
Anne’s life. Anyone wanting to find out
more about this era and Anne of Cleves specifically, would probably like it.
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