The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII (Canto) by Retha M. Warnicke |
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‘I have nothing but praise for this ‘fresh and original’ treatment of a most unsatisfactory episode in English history.’ The Canterra Times
‘… a fascinating study which sheds much needed new light on a murky period in our history.’ Contemporary Review
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This book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains fascinating material - including ‘demonic’ interference and sexual politics at court - which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne. It also provides a rich new context of royal courtship rituals, and a startling account of the king’s failure to consummate his marriage. Contrary to the standard view, Henry’s marriage procedures, from the advent of negotiations and the portrait of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger to Henry’s Rochester greeting of Anne - in disguise - and the Greenwich nuptuals, all followed usual royal protocol. But the king’s sexual incapacity, which prevented the consummation of the marriage, culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, who were both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.
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‘I have nothing but praise for this ‘fresh and original’ treatment of a most unsatisfactory episode in English history.’ The Canterra Times
‘… a fascinating study which sheds much needed new light on a murky period in our history.’ Contemporary Review
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This book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains fascinating material - including ‘demonic’ interference and sexual politics at court - which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne. It also provides a rich new context of royal courtship rituals, and a startling account of the king’s failure to consummate his marriage. Contrary to the standard view, Henry’s marriage procedures, from the advent of negotiations and the portrait of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger to Henry’s Rochester greeting of Anne - in disguise - and the Greenwich nuptuals, all followed usual royal protocol. But the king’s sexual incapacity, which prevented the consummation of the marriage, culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, who were both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.
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On 6 January 1540 Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife but only his second foreign-born one, with the goal of siring more male children to secure the succession. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
On 6 January 1540 Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife but only his second foreign-born one, with the goal of siring more male children to secure the succession. Read the first page
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