The INSIGNIFICANT Death Of Anne Of Cleves

Henry VIII is most famously known for his six wives, and his love life which was nothing short of a disaster. The King would even execute two of his wives inside of the Tower of London. But one woman who was considered the most fortunate of the Tudor monarch’s wives was Anne of Cleves. After her annulment with the King and the short lived marriage, Anne was awarded a large amount of property and she was able to life a very comfortable life but more importantly escape with her life. She was not executed, but instead at the age of around 41 she died inside of Chelsea Manor, and she outlived the rest of Henry VIII’s wives. But what is the story of the death of Henry VIII’s fourth wife?

[muttstersmart]

Anne of Cleves was probably never unattractive. Her description is very nice, and her portrait looks most beautiful compared to all the other portraits of the Queens of Henry VIII. She was also intelligent, she learned English fast and the only reason she wasn’t very clever when Henry met her was because she wasn’t well-educated. It’s nice to see she remained close with her stepchildren.

[ray]

Escaped the perils of childbirth and had the best food and medical care possible but still died before 50. Eleanor of Aquitane, meanwhile had minus 400 years of medical advancements vs Anne, gave birth to multiple children including King John at the ripe old age of 44 years old and lived up to 82. Shit's unfair.

[NCKrypotonite]

It's nice to know that she still maintained a relationship with her former stepchildren.

[giuliabaracchi]

I think Anne understood it was better to stay away from him and so did not complain when Henry VIII wanted to divorce her.. she gave him what he wanted and her life was safe!!

[gonefishing]

Thank you. Interestingly, I listened to the German account of the story of failure of the marriage. It was different. Really worth a listen to. I’ve always thought she was really pretty and, with her noble upbringing, would have made a good wife. A queenly queen like Catherine of Aragon. Who knows, they could have had sons. She was certainly young enough. Stupid man 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[mickymantle]

Anne definitely knew the score with Henry. Wised up Women.

[annettefournier]

I was very surprised to see how much cancer there was in medieval times.

[cassandralyris]

Ah, poor Anne C, gifted with the body of a woman, and not one of basically a little girl she (rather fortunately for her) couldn't get Henry's...spirit...up. I've heard modern reconstructionists claim she actually had a big nose and to that I say, "So what?" We also have to understand that frequently in art (especially coinage) noses were made much larger (almost comedically so) because large noses denoted wisdom and trustworthiness because...well, honestly I have no idea why, but they did. Holbein I do believe painted her accurately, mainly because he likely would've been beheaded otherwise. I think it's safe to say she was ironically the best off of all of Henry VIII's wives, despite dying young, and I think it really shows the strength of her character in being kind to Henry's children equally and trying to warn them not to leave Elizabeth in Katherine Parr's care.
I agree with other commenters saying you should hear the German accounting of the story. It's a ride, and definitely worth the time.

[jumaris]

I love Anne Cleves, her warm lovely & soft nature paid her back with a long live consider back then !
Thanks for your narrative. Greetings for California 😊

[christinewedge]

I think this queen is very under-rated. She's definitely the wisest of Henry VIII 's wives, possibly knowing how to handle him best. She actually thrived following her divorce. Being that monarch' "beloved sister" was much safer than being married to him.

[paulguise]

One of Henry V111 wives (I don't know which one) had appendasitis for years, but she had to live through it, she must of been in agony

[MagdaleneDivine]

So. He's mad he catfished her and she didn't appreciate it.

[theoverunderthinker]

seems her "failed" marriage was a pretty good success from a particular point of view

[nancybradford]

Hi there, I have to suggest to you that you should research Anne of Cleves from the Germany. This story is not the truth, he dropped her for political reasons, not for the story you tell. Its just more fantastic than the truth