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Anna of Kleve

by Alison Weir Book 4 in the Six Tudor Queens series.

First published 2019

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4.1(8,659)

Anna of Kleve is chosen as Henry VIII’s fourth wife through diplomacy and portraiture, only to be rejected when the king decides that reality does not match his expectations. Rather than resist a dangerous annulment, Anna accepts the status of the king’s ‘sister’ and builds an independent life in England. The novel follows her survival through the fall of Cromwell, the brief reign of Catherine Howard and the religious turmoil that continues after Henry’s death.

Historical Periods

Henrician Reformation1530–1547 CE Mary I and the Counter-Reformation1553–1558 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction

Historical people

Henry VIII1491–1547 Anne of Cleves1515–1557 Catherine Howard1523–1542 Thomas Cromwell1485–1540 Hans Holbein the Younger1497–1543

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