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Jonathan Gordon

It’s great to see that the wives of Henry VIII have been getting some renewed interest in recent months. This is, in part, thanks to the release of the musical Six, which is a comedy/pop music take on the stories of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. This, along with a number of excellent books that have sought to reexamine the lives of these women, such as Alison Weir’s historical fiction series, have offered up interesting new perspectives through which to appreciate these women and their lives. For me, the most misunderstood has always been Anne of Cleves, the supposed rejected wife. Her residence in England and life in the court of Henry VIII following their marriage hints at a more…

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