Episode 061: Anne of Cleves | Renaissance English History Podcast

She's remembered as the 4th discarded wife of Henry VIII, but there's more to Anne of Cleves than that. This episode looks at her life, the foreign policy decisions that led up to the marriage, and how she handled life after being divorced.
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[@janalikowski7813]

Don't know why she's so underrated. She was very smart and survived them all as a wealthy women. I was born in the same city (Düsseldorf) and I live near the castle she grew up (Solingen) but nothing reminds of her. Even in Germany she's only a footnote.

[@Books_Makeup]

Yea. In an autocratic patriarchy. Anne outlasted the females who sought power. Henry probably saw that she wasn't a threat and kept her around. I found it interesting that he even loved her after the divorce as a sister. She's one of my favourite females in history.

[@jodeeps2287]

That is sad.

[@hyperactivehyperbole]

That’s so sad, she really did shine against her contemporaries of her time in not just beauty but her love and kindness to her stepchildren and positive interactions with them even after the split. And she was a heck of a lot smarter than she was given credit to. Always my favorite amongst his circle.

[@dalehoward3704]

Considering what happened to the other wives I think she was beyond fortunate.

[@QOP13]

Girl thank you someone made a proper video about Anne

[@Rick-hx9fo]

Yeah! Ann of Cleves is my favorite of Henry’s wives. She was no fool and I am glad historians are reassessing her rile in the Tudor dynasty.

[@hyperactivehyperbole]

19:16 I didn’t realize King Henry VIII kept Holbein on after the “portrait “ fiasco. I always thought of Anne of Cleves the most beautiful of his wives and known mistresses, so always suspected it was more his injured pride and not her “disagreeable looks” that put him off. So this finally for me, makes sense. I also feel if she responded to his kiss and touches that fateful day, he could have used that against her in the long run when he got tired of her as was his history with his prior wives and perhaps seeking annulment or divorce in the future based on she wasn’t virtuous due to responding positively to a strange man’s caresses.

[@newbedfordbikes]

Tudor era England is my favorite love to learn anything I can about it

[@hteysko]

Me tooooo! Thanks for the comment. All my podcasts are also on my site at www.englandcast.com. I do several Tudor period ones. :) Cheers!

[@josedacosta9847]

Really? Even if you were in danger of losing your head?

[@andreahobden1689]

great show! always found anne of cleves so interesting xx

[@hteysko]

Andrea Hobden glad you enjoyed! it was fun to learn more about her and the really interesting circumstances that led to her marriage.

[@hannah9432]

So thrilled to hear this podcast, thanks so much for making it! I learnt something new about the Anne imposter, very interesting! 😊

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 22 September 1515 - 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The marriage was declared never consummated and, as a result, she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment, she was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved Sister. She lived to see the coronation of Queen Mary I.

[@ssmele]

Wonderful! Couple of small things. Anne’s Mother was dead, she wouldn’t have been able to explain the birds and the bee’s. I’m Italian Canadian, 64 years old. My own grandparents were married by proxy, as arranged by their parents. The met for the first time at the church moments before their wedding. Fortunately it turned out a happy union. However my grandmother did admit to her own children she had no idea what to expect on her wedding night. My great grandmother was uncomfortable with that conversation. She wasn’t clear on sex, my grandfather had been with a woman prior to his marriage. He gently explained it to her. It’s very conceivable Anne had no idea!

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

So glad I found your channel and subscribed. EXCELLENT. Thank you.

[@jennleidig9062]

The baby maker is my ancestor. Queen Anne was my aunt 13th removed. I find her to be such an inspiration. She laughed in the face of diversity and out lived the king that divorced her because he blamed her looks for his impotency. When in fact he was a fat ugly bald old guy that was impotent. She over came and got the best settlement of any queen divorced. She also got a palace and a second home.

[@hippiedachshunds1632]

So happy to run across this. Anne of Cleves has fascinated me since reading Julia Hamilton's fictionalized account when I was in high school in the '70s.

[@hteysko]

Thanks so much for the kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed. She's an amazing woman!

[@samanthamanon8361]

What a brilliant discovery? Love this 😃❤️🙏🏼

[@stacegageTWDfan]

Just found your channel!!! Super excited to watch your videos. I love that you a Maggie Pole video

[@Tina06019]

This video is very well done. I appreciated the work the video-maker put into it.

[@unaninanine3743]

She put up a card of a commonly available photo and read a boring, trite narrative. She also spent 2:38mins on a panhandling intro. So what are you talking about?

[@sandiejohnson9334]

I have just found you. Absolutely love it. How do I find more. Thank you for sharing your story with us

[@jujubees5855]

Subbed! Anne of Cleves is my favorite.

[@carolinecorma8n69]

His nicest wife. Shame on Henry.

[@warrengwonka2479]

Henry and Anne were good friends after the divorce.

[@verablexitasap858]

Do you think its possible that she wasnt as sexually ignorant as some made out but that she was being sarcastic when saying "Is that not enough?" when referring to their lack of sex.

[@COPYRITEPRODUCTIONS]

Plot twist Anne is a lesbian

[@warp9p659]

Queen Anne and Queen Catherine (Parr) were the lucky ones. They actually survived the tyrant.

[@emcee5922]

Great show! I had always heard she may have died from breast or ovarian cancer (can't remember which now).

[@ea4602]

How do I sign up for The calendar

[@joseygonzalez1800]

my fave of henry's wives

[@hollyb6885]

14:55- what was the German fashion of cutting for new clothes vs the English fashion?

[@emmazagni8766]

Hello this is Bonnie I love your videos can you tell the story of Jane seymour

[@Angie2343]

How about Catherine Howard?

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

Anne of cleves i think is my favorite even mary tudor seem to like her And that is something

[@DaystromDataConcepts]

May I also suggest the recently release audio book on Audible.co.uk entitled Anna of Cleaves: Queen of Secrets a fictionalized book of Anna's life written by the fantastic historian Alison Weir and forms part of her epic Six Queens series.

[@hteysko]

Absolutely, and I interviewed alison... Should show up here if you search for Alison Weir on Anne of Cleves :)

[@DaystromDataConcepts]

@@hteysko I shall do so, many thanks :)

[@hteysko]

@@DaystromDataConcepts Just realized I don't think it was ever uploaded here on youtube - just took care of that - it's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmmQq3qlfa6cqZY Cheers!

[@lauraleehenshall8355]

Steve Morris did like that book . No proof that she had children before she was married . Give me . Get proof before you write something ☹️

[@annetteolson2428]

Henry's response to the question "Would you want to see them naked?" truefully would have been "Yes I would!"

[@savannahmanzone3394]

Anne of Cleves is one of my favourites did she ever have a love life after Henry the 8th did she ever have children did she ever have a boyfriend I think she's beautiful

[@Kim-gv5bw]

Well,personally I feel that Katherine of Aragon carried herself with even more dignity than Anne of Cleves and was treated far more poorly.Katherine stuck to her guns,knowing that she was in the right.As a devout Catholic,she knew that her immortal soul would be condemned had she lied about the validity of her marriage to Henry VIII,and that the fact that her marriage to Prince Arthur was never consummated.I'm not a Christian,but I am familiar with theology & believe absolutely in Katherine's testimony at her traumatic interrogations.At least Anne of Cleves showed kindness and respect to the Princess Mary,who had been denied any kind of contact with her beloved mother for years.Rot in hell Henry VIII. (Professor K Howard-Hastings,whose family has a more legitimate claim to the throne than these inbred,illegitimate Germans!!)

[@esthermoon627]

Of all of the wives I think the Daughter of Cleves is the most beautiful.

[@nahirlulu3710]

SHE WAS VERY PRETTY!

[@emiliamartucci8291]

This still is not credible enough to me. So, if are you saying that he divorced her simply because she did immediately recognize him at their first meeting, that is not credible to me. Secondly, Cromwell died before Henry could kill him.

[@hteysko]

I think you mean that Wolsey died before Henry could kill him. Cromwell was executed.

[@hteysko]

www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/thomas-cromwell/#gs.1juesh

[@emiliamartucci8291]

@@hteysko oh yes indeed. Thank you!!

[@emiliamartucci8291]

This lecture was sooo elucidating. Now the whole Anne of Cleves story makes sense. At least geo political sense.

[@jaymesguy239]

I tend to find modern female history bloggers and novelists only claim as hearsay that which contradicts THEIR storyline, while the other points equally based on hearsay at least, can be stated as fact if supports their feminist narrative. I have no problem believing Anne of Cleves was ugly and smelly and lacked personal culture. Why, other than the fact we have recorded from the time several who have said it? Because that's what many British Kings and Princes would be saying about their German wives for the rest of British history, and they WERE German, or at least partly.

[@Cate7451]

Please never repeat that rhyme, completely disrespectful.