Anne of Cleves

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The Historical and Cultural Legacy of a Queen

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

799 kr

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This biography focuses on Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of King Henry VIII, most famous for being the wife that Henry divorced after only six months of marriage and allegedly no consummation. Popularly she is thought to be ugly and stupid, unable to keep the king’s attention. This biography retells Anne’s early life, focusing on her time in England, and offering an overview of her legacy for the last 500 years.Re-evaluating many of the misconceptions around Anne, including her religion, the fateful week of her marriage, her life during Mary’s reign, and her legacy in history, the book brings together historiography and the most recent research on Anne, including her relationship to books and foreign reputation. Also, for the first time, it thoroughly investigates Anne’s relationship with Mary Tudor. Rather than being a traditional biography, the book combines a breakdown of events with chapters that are thematic in nature, examining the political landscape that led to her queenship, her culture and patronage, relationship with members of the Tudor court, and her image, lifestyle, and household both as queen and the King’s Sister. With its new interpretations, new sources, and engagement with historiography, and as the first academic, full-length biography of Anne, the book will be of great interest to students of Tudor History, Queenship, and Women’s History, as well as by those who simply want to learn more about Anne of Cleves, as Henry VIII and his wives.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-07-23
Mått129 x 198 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLives of Royal Women
Antal sidor360
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367219901

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Valerie Schutte is a historian of early modern England and an associate of the University of Oxford. She has published extensively on royal Tudor women and book history, including two monographs – Mary I and the Art of Book Dedications: Royal Women, Power, and Persuasion (2015) and Princesses Mary and Elizabeth Tudor and the Gift Book Exchange (2021). She has edited seven volumes on Queen Mary I, Shakespeare, and queenship, three of which are prizewinning in their fields. She is currently editing volumes on Queen Mary I, Tudor myths, and the Tudors in historical fiction.

“Valerie Schutte’s new biography of Anne of Cleves will change how we look at the life and brief queenship of Henry VIII’s fourth wife. […] Schutte demonstrates that Anne’s six-month queenship was not the immediate disaster traditionally depicted; rather, she conducted the usual duties of a royal consort and enjoyed the perquisites of being queen. Henry showed no sign of being dissatisfied until after Thomas Cromwell’s arrest in June. […] These are blockbuster revelations, backed by abundant evidence and delivered in a very well written account. This is an important book!”William B. Robison, Southeastern Louisiana University“Insightful, critical, and a jolly good read!”Nadia van Pelt, Delft University of Technology