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Anna, Duchess of Cleves

By Darsie, Heather R.

Anna, Duchess of Cleves Politics & Society

Anna, Duchess of Cleves

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Anna was the 'last woman standing' of Henry VIII's wives ‒ and the only one buried in Westminster Abbey. How did she manage it? Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister' looks at Anna from a new perspective, as a woman from the Holy Roman Empire and not as a woman living almost by accident in England. Starting with what Anna's life as a child and young woman was like, the author describes the climate of the Cleves court, and the achievements of Anna's siblings. It looks at the political issues on the Continent that transformed Anna's native land of Cleves ‒ notably the court of Anna's brother-in-law, and its influence on Lutheranism ‒ and Anna's blighted marriage. Finally, Heather Darsie explores ways in which Anna influenced her step-daughters Elizabeth and Mary, and the evidence of their good relationships with her. Was the Duchess Anna in fact a political refugee, supported by Henry VIII? Was she a role model for Elizabeth I? Why was the marriage doomed from the outset? By returning to the primary sources and visiting archives and museums all over Europe (the author is fluent in German, and proficient in French and Spanish) a very different figure emerges to the 'Flanders Mare'.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2021-02-15
Publication Date:
2020-11-15
Publisher:
Amberley Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1398103268
ISBN13:
9781398103269
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
265 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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