December 5 - Anne Cecil and her unhappy marriage

🎥 On this day in Tudor history: 5th December 1556 🌟

Mildred Cooke, the brilliant wife of William Cecil, gave birth to a daughter, Anne, who would grow up to marry the enigmatic Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. 👑💔 But Anne's life was far from a fairytale. From a broken marriage contract with Philip Sidney to a tumultuous union with Oxford that involved scandal, separation, and intrigue, Anne’s story is as tragic as it is fascinating.

What happened in their infamous marriage? Why did Anne remain devoted to a man who abandoned her? And how did she leave her mark as a scholar and virtuous countess? 🕯️✨

Click to uncover the remarkable life of Anne de Vere, Countess of Oxford, and the twists and turns of her story.

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[amberlowe]

So glad I found this video! Through ancestry DNA I’ve actually discovered Anne Cecil was my 16th great grandmother!! I love hearing and learning about my ancestors

[stevenhershkowitz]

Poor Ophelia....to be immortalized in the greatest work of literature is small consolation

[OldLady-umkt]

Those names sounded so familiar that I had to look them up. Worked on genealogy all day to find the link ups but found them. Edward is my 1st cousin 14 times removed. We can't pick our relatives, but it does make genealogy more interesting. Thank you Claire, you make history and genealogy so much fun. Hugs!

[erntefreude]

I, for one, will really miss the daily videos of "On this day in Tudor history". Every.Single.Video has been educational and quite interesting. I like to start my day with Claire's videos. Thank you for your dedication and effort, Claire!

[Lyndell-P]

🇭🇲🦘 (viewed 4/12/2020) It was a 'delight' to hear about Anne Cecil - and despite the dreadful treatment (towards her) by her husband she stood by

... him, even having more children. Then to die so young. What a 'great lady' she does appear to have been! Indeed a "good woman"!

"Thank you" Claire 💓👑👍

[biblos]

Anne’s father William Cecil (the long-recognized model for Polonius) was the puppetmaster who married her to an unwilling de Vere—who was raised in Cecil House and saw her as his little sister. But Cecil wanted his title and received it with the marriage of his daughter to an Earl. While abroad, de Vere was fed lies about her by his servant Yorke (pronounced “Iago” perhaps?), and avoided her for years. After realizing his error spent his last decades grieving her as Ophelia, Desdemona, Hermione...But it was the Cecils who controlled the historical record.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that “only three men received dedications of Shakespeare works and each man was engaged to one of the Earl of Oxford’s three daughters.“

[forestbathing]

Thank you Claire ❤️ only admiration for this woman ...they did not have an easy life even though very well born. You are so very good at explaining all of this complicated history.

[aimee]

Tough Tudor women with heart. Lots of them. Thank you, Claire! xo

[janyceimoto]

She kept her dignity through some very trying times, therefore gained much respect. Though not an easy task, perhaps she was an example to follow.

[elizabethmcleod]

So very interesting. She must have been very confident and self aware. I agree, she handled the scandal well and rose above the pain and betrayal.

[Armylife]

Thanks for posting love your channel greetings from Louisiana

[almontepaolilli]

So many good women were not treated well by their husbands. Anne seemed to have kept her eye on her virtue and produced children who carried on the family name. I admire women such as her who were faithful wives to their husbands and also to their religion. Did see a cameo of Teasel. Great talk of a little known person from an interesting period in English history.

[theresecatalano]

I guess what was a woman to do...you couldn’t just get a divorce & then how did you support yourself. I’m with you Claire I would not have been so gracious...I would have given him the boot right out the door!!! Thank you for sharing Claire...the story of this gracious lady!

[reneebowers]

Love your videos. Look forward to them every day

[annettefournier]

Thanks Claire. What a scoundrel her husband was ; poor dear woman.

[victoriav]

I'm never this early. Keep up the great work, Claire..

[chiaroscuroamore]

I feel sorry for Cecil. Can’t help but wonder how she would have gone had her father married her to Philip Sydney instead.

Pity De Vere made her subject of scandal. That must have been horrible to deal with in Tudor times.

Thank you for these daily videos! And I’ll be tuning in tomorrow!

[jennifercraig]

Thank you love to hear about all these fascinating people who some are my ancestors incredibly straight to the point wonderful documentary thank you again so much

[karenjarrett]

Clare, as per usual very informative. Thank you for your work, keep up the great work.

[wendychavez]

Nice to hear about the family of one of Queen Elizabeth's favorites. I would have wished a better life on Anne, though she made the best of her situation and had an excellent support network around her to counter her husband's accusations.