ANNE OF CLEVES

How she turned rejection into lifelong fortune, favour and independence

Emily Staniforth

The legacy of Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII’s fourth wife, is one of paradoxes. To some historians, she is the discarded and unwanted wife. To others she is the lucky one. Despite the fact that her disastrous marriage only lasted around six months, Anne came out of the other side relatively unscathed and as one of the wealthiest women in England. The life she built in England was extraordinary, particularly when you consider the fates of her fellow wives, and she was able to be independent and self-reliant to an extent, a remarkable achievement for a woman of her time. LIFE IN THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE Born in 1515 in Düsseldorf in the Duchy of Berg, which was part of the powerful Holy Roman Empire, Anne was the child of…

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