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Marriage. A portrait of Anne in the 1540s by Bartholomäus Bruyn the elder. Despite Henry's very vocal misgivings, the two were married on 6 January 1540 at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London, by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. The phrase "God send me well to keep" was engraved around Anne's wedding ring.
Jan 31, 2015 · Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII; it was a very brief marriage, to the astonishment of all observers but the relief of both spouses.
Mar 19, 2024 · For the first time in nearly 400 years, the public can see Anne of Cleves as Henry VIII first saw her: resplendent in red velvet against a brilliant blue backdrop, her hazel eyes framed by a...
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Anne of Cleves. (1515-1557), Fourth Queen of Henry VIII. Sitter associated with 14 portraits. Outliving all of Henry VIII's wives, Anne of Cleves was the Queen of England for a brief six months, while married to the King. The wedding was encouraged by Thomas Cromwell and the House of Cleves, both seeking a strong alliance in Europe.
Anne of Cleves was Queen of England and Henry VIII's fourth wife for just over six months. Disregarded by some historians as the 'ugly one' and the subject of a much-discussed portrait by renowned court painter Hans Holbein, for many she was a brief footnote in Henry VIII's quest to secure the Tudor dynasty.
- Queen Consort of England
- Henry VIII
May 26, 2024 · The flattering portrait that convinced Henry VIII to choose Anne as his bride. (Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) On July 9, 1540, just six months after the wedding, Anne was informed that her marriage to Henry was to be annulled (Strype, 1822).
Sep 22, 2017 · We follow Anne of Cleves footsteps to England as she embarks on a journey to her doomed marriage to Henry VIII, via our historic places.
