The HORRIFIC Death Of Anne Of Cleves - Henry VIII's Fourth Wife
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2023
- Anne of Cleves is said to have been the luckiest wife of King Henry VIII, for she would not lose her head inside the confines of the Tower of London. But she was a woman who was ridiculed for her looks by the grotesque and large Tudor king who was significantly older than her. Henry VIII is of course remembered for his 6 wives, and his marriage to Anne was nothing short of a sham, as the marriage would be quickly annulled. But it cost the English King a significant amount of money, as Anne was a German Princess and she could not be dealt with quietly, and she was given a huge amount or property and land including the childhood home of Henry’s executed second wife. She would outlive the rest of Henry’s wives, including Catherine Parr the King’s sixth and final wife, but she died at the age of 41 inside of Chelsea Manor. But what is the story of her death?
This woman hit the jackpot 🤷 she didn't have to sleep with him!
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The portraits look like Phil mitchell. Eugh!
Agreed. She was still an important figure at court, "the Kings sister" and rich in her own right since Henry was grateful to her for not making a fuss. She DID hit the jackpot
She did "sleep" submit to him. This was witnessed and attested to at the nullification hearings. The witnesses said that the King could not complete the act which Henry attributed to his dislike of Anne. She wasn't his type, true, but Henry had his eye on another girl.
I've always been confused by Henry's anger that she didn't respond well to being kissed by a stranger. Did he WANT a wife that would welcome such improper behavior? What was she supposed to do? It's just an example of his behavior becoming more and more erratic.
I think you've misunderstood. I believe Henry was upset was solely due to Anne not recognizing him (quelle horreur!). How could an uneducated girl from half the continent away, prior to photography, not recognize Henry 8, the great?!?
That's the problem, imo.
Yes, he liked flirty, naughty conversation. Anne of Cleves was too modest for court life.
It's a trope from courtly love stuff told back then: The great beauty instantly recognises her true love/soulmate due to their connection on those higher levels, therefore the guy would not be a stranger to her.
I think, Henry wanted to re-enact that.
And as the creator said, got embarrassed 😂
RIGHT? I had exactly the same thought, and the only answer I've ever gotten was that she was somehow supposed to innately know it was him because "true love" which is kind of. . .crazy stupid?
Yes, I have always wondered about that. He would have beheaded her for kissing a stranger!
Other historians provide a different view of Anne’s feelings about staying in England. She was very fearful of her brother, the Duke, and was afraid that the annulment had brought shame to her family for which she would be punished if she returned to her homeland. By staying in England, her safety was guaranteed by the King. She may have had nostalgic feelings for the homeland of her childhood but I doubt she longed to return there, knowing the dishonor she brought by failing at remaining Queen. She would not have been seen as a victim of the King’s unfair indecisiveness; she would have been blamed for failing and be punished.
I said before, Henry VIII should have sent HIS OWN portrait to Anne so she may see to whom she is to be betrothed.
We can dream.
Good point. I can't think of a better fortune than escaping a marriage to that disgusting blob of a king without even having to consummate it with him, only to be granted lands, titles, a lifelong income on par with nobility, and an open invitation to all the lavish events at court. The only thing I don't understand is why she didn't return home. Why stay in England? Perhaps it was because there she was able to be an independent woman in her own right, apart from the dictates of men- including the men of her own family.
I recall Henry telling his Council that she had evil smells about her, but as Anne stated to Thomas Cromwell, he was the one that stank so bad, due to the ulcer on his leg that used to ooze and it put her off; Henry was offensive to her.
@@gillianbrookwell1678 Henry would have been offensive to everyone. I wonder if he realised how repugnant he was.
@@gillianbrookwell1678Sounds like projection!
To be fair, in a time lacking in medical advances, all deaths were pretty uncomfortable. And I understand being homesick, but when royal women were betrothed to kings or princes, they knew they wouldn’t be returning home. I think Anne is still the luckiest out of Henry’s wives still. Her tale is certainly sad in a lot of ways but when compared to Henry’s other wives, she made off considerably better than any of them
Honestly I think Jane Seymour was the luckiest
@@ninawilson8577how was she the luckiest? She died in childbirth
@@karinebrochu2698She died week or so after childbirth due to complications from the birth of course then they had hardly any medical knowledge compared to today
Definitely... especially after seeing the Broadway show Six. "Not a single man to tell me what to do" 😂
@@ninawilson8577Poor Jane Seymour died after giving birth to Edward VI. I would say that Catherine Parr was the luckiest Queen as she outlived Henry.
If only he had thought about it at a woman's point of view... You're minding your own business and suddenly some creep comes up and not only hugs you, but kisses you without your consent. It's quite shocking and terrifying, especially for a gentle lady young as Anne.
Enough with disparaging the King, "some creep", not the King to whom Anne was betrothed, and so much hyperbole. It was a very different time, and a young girl of 15 was the average age for marriage and child birth, the royals' children were beghrothed and made King at less than a year old, groomed for royal marriage all their lives. There is little to no time alone as a royal, and nothing Anne's business was hers alone to mind. Read more--The Tudors were a fascinating part of England's history.
@@redthread3650 he was old and, frankly, ugly. He pretended to be a messenger - if he had done the sensible thing and met her formally, of course she would have responded entirely differently
I know what you mean, but consent wasn't really a thing back then.
@@redthread3650imagine being a Henry VIII defender, can't think of anything more sad and tragic
@@redthread3650i take it all your knowledge comes from novels given your, ahem, examples - Yes, stories are fascinating… Anne was in her mid 20’s by the way!
She ended up the richest woman in England. By all accounts she was quite happy and content...not every woman wanted to be married...especially since that was a time when wives were officially the property of their husbands: especially royal wives.
Not only that! To wed a King with a penchant for killing wives must have been a tad upsetting. 😢😢😢
Which is exactly why I would have killed him off first not long after 😏
And expected to pop out male babies on demand. Then made to feel a failure if you had girls. I love to be able to tell the likes of Henry viii that it’s the man that determines the sex of a child.
@@user-fq8rs7rz3i I think he must know by now (albeit in the Underworld) that men are the ones who determine their offspring's sex.
I always thought that because she didn't recognize him as the king when he surprised her,Henry's ego was hurt,so he couldn't forgive her.
He was also overweight and had an oozing pus filled wound that stank of necrotic flesh.
Exactly what I believe.
I’m with you 2.
No, it was about having children, especially a son, so he would have an heir to the throne. He kept marrying over and over because his wives were not having any male children.
@@peterbilt-bo1vy he said he was dissapointed about her looks BEFORE marrying her, he didn't even try to have children with her, male or not, plus, in only 6 months AND without intercourse, he couldn't have had his so wished male heir. So, I'm with @jodisue741, his ego was so hurt that he rather spread the rumour that he didn't want her because she was ugly. "So, you think I'm ugly? Well, YOU'RE UGLIER! Word of a King".
What kind of bozo grabs a girl and kisses on her without making sure she knows who he is? He was so self absorbed he didn’t even introduce himself.
One who ruled absolutely
He was a tyrant riddled with Venerial disease that eventually affected his brain
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Yah, wow, did he reincarnate as Trump? Then he truly has learned nothing 😂
Almost any man, even today
The fact that, Anne of Cleves was a Protestant, and Queen Mary, and gave Anne of Cleves a significant role in Queen Mary's coronation, is quite impressive!
To survive, during King Henry the 8th is one thing, but to survive during Bloody Mary is another!
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Not much is known of her early life, but Anne of Cleves' father was a moderate Protestant and her mother a strict Catholic. It's possible that Anne "hedged her bets"! This would have been easy at the time as, although Henry broke away from Rome, he still maintained the Catholic form of worship. Protestantism wasn't firmly established until the reign of Edward VI. Of course, when Mary succeeded, then it was a quick about-turn to Catholicism!
Her death wasn't horrific, she died in her bed, & had wealth, because she agreed to a divorce, Henry didn't dare execute her, as she was of noble birth, & it would have started a war, Holbein's portraits look well executed, his sketches, I would say are true to life, if so Anne was an attractive woman, man was an all out monster, who was he? bloated, fat, & getting on in years for the times, with an ulcerated leg, that we are told stank, to call anyone else unattractive.
In other words, you don't know anything at all about death by cancer.
@@kirlygirl7863 How dare you surmise I know nothing about cancer? I lost my four closest friends to this horrible disease, we had been inseparable for over 40 years, plus the man, I had just started a relationship my aunt, who had been in my life, since the day I was born, we were like sister's all within 3 years, I have nursed them, sat by their beds, at home & in a hospice, my daughter has a health condition that can turn cancerous & so have I, crawl back under your rock.
Couple of things not said here. Her staff remarked how politely she addressed them and Anne liked to experiment with cooking recipes and preferred using the staff kitchen . Anne still visited court frequently and enjoyed being with the children. Another aspect of English life at this time was childbirth was a dangerous event and many women died from fevers and infection shortly after giving birth . Many women avoided this and claimed they had seen religious visions so they could join a convent. Anne had a quiet nature and it's been speculated that Anne had a calming influence on those around her. Henry is said to visit her often.
Anne of Cleves is my favorite Queen of Henry VIII. Thanks for this video😊
I second that 😊 x
I 3rd that.😅
I’ll 4th that. She wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she wasn’t ugly at all. I think she was pretty
Not gonna lie, the title is misleading and clickbait-y. That's no horrific death. Away from home yes, but rich, regarded and free. It was hard back then to marry someone you loved and loved you back and didn't mistreat you once married. For medieval women's standards, she did great!
It’s the one thing I don’t like about this channel. The titles are SO clickbait-y. But the content is generally worthwhile.
Mik You're totally correct. The headline is clickbait. She had property, wealth. She became a Catholic after the death of henry 8
Cancer isn't a horrific death??? Are you always this ridiculous, or just having a bad day?
@@kirlygirl7863 of course, cancer is a horrific death. No one said it wasn't. The point being made about Ann of Cleves is that she lived the rest of her life in peace. She was well taken care of financially. She was not taken to the Tower of London and publically executed. She died of natural causes. My grandfather died of bone cancer. He had a lot of pain. But at least some cruel ex-Catholic adulterer king didn't come and chop his head off, or hang draw and quarter him. Are you always this antagonistic? Or are you just having a bad day?
@@kirlygirl7863 u ok hun? Is this personal to you? No need for name-calling.
Nowhere I said that cancer is not an horrific death. By medieval standards and for Henry's wives, dying in your own bed surrounded by friendly face, after a comfortable life, is quite the privilege.
Being locked in a nunnery till death, have your head chopped off, especially while still young and dying in childbirth are worse ways to go.
He was gross and disgusting looking. I feel bad for his wives and other women that had to go to bed with him. GROSS !!!
Yes, it has been said he only bathed twice in his life, but I suppose it was normal then. ugh!!!
@@Starose47 Yes...water back in those times where reserved for the rich, even then they didn't bathe as much. They wore a lot of powdered makeup and perfumed oils to hide the stench.
But in his younger days he was a stud
@@boombasett6038 yes, things were different then, it's hard to imagine. Fascinating times tho, love the history.
He found her repulsive and unattractive according to him. That is why he wanted to divorce her. He has his nerve; he was just fat and disgusting looking
Anne of Cleves couldn't go home because the annulment "Settlement" stipulated that if she ever leave England (not even for a short visit), she would forfeit everything.
It truly it amazes me where people underestimate Ann Of Cleve’s not only did she not lose her head but she profited from it and historians have said that Ann of Cleve’s spoke a few different languages. She and the young Elisabeth I where close friends. It has been said by a few different historians that Ann of Cleve’s was very supportive of the young Princess Elisabeth I.
In my opinion the saddest thing about Anne of cleves’s life was the fact that even though the marriage to Henry VIII was never consummated she was never allowed to remarry and have a family. I’m not completely sure if once having been married to the king if she would even be allowed to remarry since Catherine Parr remarried after Henry’s death but it just seems to me that being a woman of that time where she was raised being told that that’s a woman’s main role (to have as many children as possible) amongst other duties did she die feeling fulfilled did she feel like she missed out on something. She seems so caring and maternal by leaving everything to her servants and asking for their well-being to be looked after I think she would have been a great mother and wife. ❤
She could have married if she wanted to, after Henry's death. Maybe she just preferred to be independent and enjoy the company of her three stepchildren instead of having her own.
Thousands of miles from home? She was German and, to the best of my knowledge the distance from London to Berlin is barely 700 miles!
I view Anna of Cleves as being the most practical of Henry Vlll's wives. She maybe knew not to cause any threat to him. She was in a foreign country with a foreign language yet made out quite well. I think because of her easy agreement with him and her behavior when with Henry, she found that little spot in his grotesque heart of feeling compassion. After all, she was royalty and he would be offensive to other countries if he treated her poorly. She indeed was lucky although I cannot see why she could not return home. I think she is my favorite of his wives. I do feel so very sorry for the behavior of Catherine Howard by men who used her. She was doomed from the start.
She would lose everything that Henry gifted her with
She didn’t want to go back home. Had she done do she would probably have been married off to someone else by her brother. Staying in England she independent and wealthy, had a good place at court with respect. Quite a good life for a woman of the times
I think she was embarrassed to return to Cleves after being dumped by King Henry. She also probably had a better life in England with more freedom and money than she had at home with her controlling brother, the Duke of Cleves.
Anne Of Cleves was apparently popular and loved by everybody because of her easy going friendly nature. She was much more gracious and dignified than Catherine Howard, who was young enough to be Henry's granddaughter.
Catherine Howard was sexually abused as a child
Anne of Clooves, the "Flanders Mare" as Henry called her. He who also complained of her womanly airs. Yet, of the twain it wasn't Anne who was the one who reeked. Henry had a wound in his leg which the royal doctors, unable to heal this, kept in a constant state of putrification, raking it over. It was said that one could smell the vast king from two rooms away.
Ugh! Can you imagine being forced to sleep with that!😮
@@user-co4gs3hm8p Well, when Henry was all said and done the wily Anne lived on, *with* her head attached, along with estates, and servants and income. I always like to read about women in history. Their lives, their loves and the power they may have wielded. Women are almost footnotes in the historical record, because it was men, and priest men to boot who wrote the chronicles. It has only been over the last hundred years that women have been *allowed* to go up to university and study to become historians. And many of these doyennes have thence gone out into the archives to find and *tell* women's stories. 💙
addendum: But you are right, I think I'd kill meself toot sweet before having to have that lumbering ox come up about me. Poor all six of his wives and victims.
Why do you use the word horrific so much? It is misleading. She wasn't tortured or burned alive at the stake. Those I would class as horrific deaths She died in a clean warm bed, which was rare in Tudor times.
A HORRIFICALLY clean and warm bed 😂
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Her horrific marriage to Henry 8th, and her horrific smell she had to deal with..The narrator got a few things horrifically wrong😊
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It must have been HORRIFIC when standing downwind of Henry with his HORRIFICALLY smelly rotting leg ulcers.
@@juliebarks3195 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can imagine her horrific expression when she smelt the horrific stench, emanating from his horrific wound..what a horrific thing to have to deal with..
I have a theory about Henry, let’s start with the fact that he only killed English wives…because he knew he would not get away with just killing off foreign ones. What could that make him 🤔
Bingo and noticed he couldn't get another wife from and major Monarchies, like Italy or France, or Portugal, Russia or Prussia, by then they all knew his m.o. by then and wouldn't put their daughters in danger
That’s a good point, never thought about that. Even suggesting he execute a foreign-born wife would have been a diplomatic disaster.
I understand why you think that, but Henry actually liked Anne so unlikely to go down that road. Luckily there was a legal loophole which would aid him getting an annulment if Anne would consent (which obviously she did!). However, the jury's still out about whether or not he would fabricate a reason for her execution if the annulment was contested? Thankfully we'll never know!
Some good insights here but the term "horrific" & other hyperbole are somewhat unnecessary. Had she been hung, drawn & quartered "horrific" might have been more appropriate but, for the period, she died in wealth & comfort & it would have been considered a "good death" at that time.
Totally agree. I only clicked on this as I thought, "Woah! Is there something I don't know about Anne of Cleves?!" 🤔☺
Just think how history would have charted a different course had Henry chosen to stay with Anne and bore him a second son. Just a thought. Having researched Anne she was smart enough to agree to Henry’s demands and stay on his good side as well as his children. A testament to Anne who eventually learned how to play the game of survival in the drama that was the House of Tudor. ❤
I feel sorry for all 6 wives.
They were only property, nothing more tan a slave. Glad I wasn’t born in that time.
I'm glad I wasn't born in that time because a simple infection or a cold could likely kill you. By our standards today women may appear to have had a wretched life back then, but to them it likely felt perfectly normal.
1. 3/4 of this has nothing to do with her death; 2. Nothing reported is remotely "horrific".
In 1530, Henry was still chasing Anne Boleyn and still trying to divorce Katherine of Aragon. He did not marry Anne Boleyn until 1533 and she did not die until May 1536.
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9'18" - Kleve (Cleves) is 268 miles from London, not 'thousands of miles'.
Totally wrong about missing and wanting to go back home. She wasn't happy and her brother was cruel to her. She had a good life and was happy in England after her divorce from Henry
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Anna might of missed her homeland...but...she knew if she went back her brother would of married her of again, and not to a love match. It's all about politics if your a royal. They are a piece on a chessboard. So she made the most of her bad options. Needless to say I would of maded the same choices in her shoes
Thank you for bringing light to this often overlooked wife.
However, she was only about 300 miles away from home, not thousands of miles…
Anne of Cleeves was not unattractive. Meanwhile King Henry was becoming grotesque and a wife killer .
That suppurartimg wound have to have been attractive!
how come everyone as had a HORRIFIC death according to you most didnt
It's horrifically misleading.👍
Just imagine being sick and in pain with no medicine to help you. You may have suffered for a long time before you died. Or what if you had some kind of accident and had some broken bones or some other horrible injury? Life back then was truly difficult, you could die from having a cold.
yes but she didnt
@@mikecooper5604 Ok. ✌️🙂
I love your videos! Thanks!
Anna de Klava was a refined Protestant and not a sexpot. Two different styles of royal households.
Doesn’t sound a horrible death, considering there was no treatment for cancer. Also I have read she wasn’t all that well-regarded at home, because she was an “old maid” and her family couldn’t figure out a proper way to dispose of her. To be the Queen Consort of England was way above anything her family had imagined for her and she must have been treated with much greater respect in her adopted country than she had been at home, even after being put aside by Henry.
She wasn't thousands of miles from home. Also, she gladly accepted the properties, lands and money because she didn't want to go home to Cleve and be married off to yet another man.
You did the horrific death of Queen Victoria and one on the horrific death of Prince Albert. Did you know that Victoria was one of the first women to use ether for pain relief in childbirth, and morphine would have been readily available for her and Albert in their last hours of life,?
London to Duesseldorf is less than 400 miles. With her money I wonder why she couldn't travel home at least once. Seems odd. I've heard her family was somewhat indifferent to her existence.
Thank you for this insightful and well presented video. Anne of Cleves was a remarkable figure, her portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger is a wonderful masterpiece. Excellent work 💐
Doesn’t seem like a “horrific death”.
"New Year's Day 1530 ..." No, at that time Henry was still married to Catherine of Aragon and in the midst of his affair with Anne Boleyn. And Henry hadn't "been put off marriage", he was still mourning Jane Seymour (perfect because she'd not only given him the much longed-for son but died before he could get tired of her) and he had already met, and noticed, Catherine Howard.
Schwanenburg Castle is only 350 miles from London, not "thousands" - you can easily get there in a day.
I’m a 20 year researcher (armchair) historian with a deep expertise of this court and period and essentially Tudors and I just find your “horrific” death titles too clickbaity to be respectful. How many titles of famous people of this period will you cover as “THE HORRIFIC DEATH” just for clicks vs truths? I didn’t mind at all when you did this the first time to someone who actually had a horrific afterlife and death but it’s so tacky now. Why not be a bit more reverent of history and inventive so you don’t have to clickbait on a channel that can hold its own?
She had a very comfortable life compared to the common peasant who had little or nothing, so her meanderings and petty sadness unfortunately does not get the sympathy vote here. Her plain simplicity and ugliness was perhaps the only ticket out of the King's chamber. She is quite insignificant in Tudor History and I believe that poor Henry was somewhat short changed.
What's with the BS clickbait title? If you start doing this I will unsubscribe. Just saying. Cheers
Totally agree.
@juliebarks3195 What we actually know of the truth is fascinating enough for me!
People die such horrific deaths every day all over the world. She does the word and the people that do die like that a disservice.
Germany is not thousands of miles away from England as stated. Please get your facts right. I think she enjoyed a very comfortable life after her divorce. She threw the lucky dice and kept her head.
Henry 8 th was the ugly one
I would agree that dying of cancer can be horrific, but Cleves and London are under 300 miles apart, not thousands, and she didn't die alone, sounds like she had lots of company.
I realise that dying of cancer in those days without modern drugs must have been bad, but I feel the title is a bit misleading by calling it horrific
Kleve Germany is definitely not “thousands of miles” from London. It’s like a 7 hour drive.
Only if you have modern transportation!
The king said she looked like a horse. She was very smart and became one of the wealthiest women in England after they divorced from business deals.
It's nice to know how Anne of Cleves' life ended, though I think I would have liked this video to focus more on where she was around that later point. Even the narration itself says that "The most horrific part of Anne of Cleves' death was the fact that she was a young woman who was thousands of miles from home." And I get that the point is that she was lonely and homesick, but I feel like the wording implies the worst thing about her death is what happened to her years before she was even sick.
I can't think of a better fortune than escaping a marriage to that disgusting blob of a king without even having to consummate it with him, only to be granted lands, titles, a lifelong income on par with nobility, and an open invitation to all the lavish events at court. The only thing I don't understand is why she didn't return home. Why stay in England? Perhaps it was because there she was able to be an independent woman in her own right, apart from the dictates of men- including the men of her own family.
Although no one would have chosen nor would choose now to be born poor, no one would have chosen to be born in those circles either before modem times. No man and especially no woman. Both were traded in arranged marriages for treaties and power, particularly girls and women, and were at the mercy of powers often beyond their control even more than is so for the average person in any age. Not only they, but their children.
In France in about 970, one of the sons of Charlemagne put his son into the church. Although the then teenager had promotions at an early age, he hated it and absconded. The Church hierarchy decided he should be punished by blinding. Of course his father wouldn't agree - at first - but pressures were brought to bear upon him to the point he eventually had it done. His son was a mere 24 years old at that time.
The power of the RC Church was such that kingdoms which were not RC would be attacked by those which were. Many countries accepted the re-legion to avoid this. The RC Kingdoms which had accepted the RC re-legion were supposed to not attack each other. That is how the RC Church became the world misgovernment of the time, and it still has more power than freemasons (they always had their own freemasons and other secret societies too).
If a King didn't do as ordered by the Holy Roman Emporer (much more powerful than the Pope), or the Pope, they and their kingdom could be executed and attacked. If the King of that region of France had been recognised excommunicated and his region attacked them many people would have died for the sake of his son not being blinded, and the king himself would almost certainly been overthrown and replaced by someone who would do as he RC Church ordered.
What a cruel set up.
I bet Anne was horrified. Never mind that Henry was abashed.
And what was so horrific about her death? Click bait.. it's ridiculous to apply the standards of 21st century, going on about how old Henry was etc. He was King of England and that overrode all other trivial considerations...
Anne used a filter on her painting. Long before it was even fashionable.
It was 1540, not 1530.
I also picked up on that, but I checked through the comments in case anyone else mentioned it.
I don’t think she was ugly.
It has to be said that people used to recognize status in the clothing because of the restrictions and the portrays if Henry surely weren't very real due to the fact that he was heavily overweight but still needed to be portrait as good as possible. What a person Anne of Cleves would have been if she gave in into a strangers embrace and kiss though engaged to another man? Also not taking interest into a person of low status was normal and she must have felt like this stranger took too much freedom in her approaching that way. Henry should have praised her for her still calm and graceful manners and recognize how loyal she was to the engagement. But Henry was a twisted personality with a complex not realizing that he was utterly unhealthy looking. I personally like Anne of Cleves because she always was praised for her calm manners and kindness what definetely could not be said about Anne boleyn. I think Anne and Catherine Parr had some things in common in their personalities but Catherine had the advantage of speaking English and somewhat was politically smart what Anne had clearly no interest in whatsoever.
One other thing, not quite right here she would’ve had no expectation of a love match she would not have been dreaming of going back to Cleves and finding someone she truly loves to settle down with. She would’ve been sold off on the marriage market within weeks.
Henry VIII- what a piece of work
I can't think of a better fortune than escaping a marriage to that disgusting blob of a king without even having to consummate it with him, only to be granted lands, titles, a lifelong income on par with nobility, and an open invitation to all the lavish events at court. The only thing I don't understand is why she didn't return home. Why stay in England? Perhaps it was because there she was able to be an independent woman in her own right, apart from the dictates of men- including the men of her own family.
PART 2.....
BOTTOM LINE.....This is not the description of a tyrant. It is the story of a King who needed an heir and felt that God was in all that he was doing, and the result is what we saw. In fact, Henry was beloved by all when he started out and for many years thereafter, and generous to the poor. A picture of health and stature. Foreign dignitaries noted his 'beauty', character, and magnificence when they arrived on State visits. It was truly authentic and genuine. He was generous and carefree. Very athletic, tall for the times (6' 1"), and a KING in all his glory. The infamous Cardinal Wolsey, a very able man, handled the affairs of this new 19-year-old King for his initial years and did it very efficiently. Although, to the dismay of some of his courtiers. Some things never change in the running of a nation. Imagine that. However...LIFE, yes life, like we all have to go through, and certainly without the responsibilities of a KING, started to weigh on him, but in ways he did not expect, to include medical issues for the King that would change the course of history.
But again....only TWO wives were beheaded. Not six. And one deserved it per established English Law. Anne Boleyn was the only beheading injustice. Catherine of Aragon, though a sad story, got caught up in a King's matter of the times and was unfortunately put away via divorce. Things would have gone far better for her in terms of post-divorce treatment had she agreed with her husband the King to the divorce. She was stubborn, but very pious and she just could not do it. Understandable. Catherine had no fault in this and one must feel for her. She was heartbroken. However, we cannot dismiss King Henry's dilemma in this story and the wrenching turmoil it presented. No one should be quick to judge. Do NOT think Hollywood screen versions. Distortions. Catherine was taken care of regardless, just not as a Queen. Yes, some say she was slowly poisoned via her food, but no evidence of that. She more likely died of a broken heart at 50. The average life expectancy during those times was about ~45.
I will concede that the treatment of his dear friend Sir Thomas More is a mystery to me. They were such good friends, or at least historical documents say as much. How he could mistreat Thomas More as King Henry did, as a result of their differences concerning the Catholic Church and divorce matter of King Henry, and the subsequent execution of Thomas More, makes no sense. How could they have not just agreed to disagree? Keep in mind though, Sir Thomas More had many non-Catholics burned at the stake for heresy in his mind. Yes. Nothing saintly about that. But I know...there is always more to the story than we have been given. Only God knows, and maybe one day we will find out in the hereafter.
Fascinating history, with many more details. Much more to this story than the one force fed to the masses via those with an agenda. This was only a smidgen. But keep in mind, that Henry VIII ruled for 37 years! He did amazing things besides having wives, that still affect the world today.
----Education was highly regarded, encouraged, and supported, and many learning institutions were started to include prestigious colleges built and exist to this day. Oxford and Cambridge anyone? A direct result of Henry's doing as King.
----Henry is considered as the 'Father of the English Navy'. He built many advanced design naval ships of the day and developed naval war doctrine, and traditions that are used to this day as well. Upwards of 80 ships were in the Battle of the Solent in 1545 against a French invasion attempt. Incidentally, the infamous Henry VIII flagship, the Mary Rose, was sunk at this time due to an error in the weight distribution of heavy guns, etc. No doubt the world's most powerful Navy, the United States Navy, has been influenced largely by Henry's naval prowess, as we come from our cousins over the Atlantic. Yes. He also built still-in-use Naval installations/ports in England.
---Developed a modern army and fortresses, modern for the times, with new and innovative weaponry. Many innovations still used today, and/or built upon, made England prosper and grow as a great empire and world superpower of the day. A direct influence on England's current status as a world power, politically, financially, and militarily.
----He combined Imperial and Feudal Concepts. He curbed the power of noblemen and their families. Instead, he enhanced the power of the monarchy and the parliament. He paved the way for the Constitution of England.
----He separated from the Catholic Church. Much due to the divorce issue the Pope would not grant him with Catherine of Aragon after 24 years of marriage. Corruption of the church was a factor as well. True...divorce is wrong other than for adultery, but the King's 'matter' for Henry, was overwhelming to him to the core. It was anathema to not to have an heir. A son. So, he split from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England, which exists today. This got him his divorce. As a result, eventually, the Bible was allowed into the hands of the common man (coincidence?), rather than just Catholic priests preaching via Latin scriptures/masses, which most did not speak. These were the times of Martin Luther and his 95 Theses challenges to Catholic Church corruption. Henry and Martin knew each other. Did not agree on many matters and let each other know as much. Exciting times. These times were the start of the Gospel being available to all (who could read), which had its roots in part, to their actions, regardless of their differences. The Bible was now being printed in English, albeit a very slow process that took many years to come to full fruition, culminating in the King James version via King James I in 1611. Though the Geneva Bible was developed ~50 years earlier.
It's worth noting Henry was pious, albeit his view was somewhat distorted from the environment/culture he was brought up in, yet he was very learned and well versed in spiritual matters. He was originally groomed as a child, up to his brother Arthur's death, to have a career in religious life, and serve the Catholic church in some capacity. But those were the times. We must look at these issues through the lens of those who lived then.
----Architecture was a huge Henry VIII effort. Many new building designs and techniques were employed under his charge. He built a tremendous amount of structures, many of which were wonders and some that still stand today.
----Henry was an avid Natural Health advocate, even for those times. He is thought to have created many apothecary-like medicines of the time, which were recorded in medical documents. “Henry’s Little Prescription Book” or “Dr. Buttes Diary” contains around 200 recipes for Tudor treatments and approximately half of the treatments are thought to have had Henry’s own hand in the creation of it.
---He was an accomplished musician, singer, poet, and developed and contributed to many modern musical concepts/styles, etc. Wrote a number of musical compositions, a few famous to this day.
And much more. 37 years folks! He did more than have wives. People should do their homework if they are going to tell us how it was in those times, or continue the Henry was a barbarian narrative. The Tudors series on HBO was a great representation of Tudor life, clothes, events, buildings, castles, court political/relational life, war, etc., fun to watch, but sadly not a true representation of King Henry VIII. Everyone loves to judge, but put them in the KING's shoes? Yea. Any skeleton's in your closet? In fact...England NEEDS a King Henry VIII right about now in history. Without doubt. He would see the mess they have created in that great nation, the selling out of the English people to foreigners, and it would be rectified faster than a politician on a tax dollar or photo op. Yea. MEGA!
(And for God's sake England....re-inter him in a tomb worthy of a King of England. That hole he is in is the ultimate humiliation and travesty. Get it corrected!!)
Henry claimed that Anne of Cleves was ugly, and that she smelled bad. I think he was embarrassed because she recoiled and shoved him away when he tried to hug and kiss her while disguised as someone else. Henry was such a maniac, I could see him accusing Anne of adultery if she allowed his advances whilst disguised.
In reality, his festering, leaking boil on his leg was probably the offensive odor that he was smelling, but nobody dare tell Henry that he had an offensive odor. Out of all of Henry's wives, I always thought that Anne was the most attractive. Though standards of beauty and perception of attractiveness varies from person to person, and this was hundreds of years ago.
If Anne resembled her portrait, she was quite attractive. Her great crime was wounding Henry's massive ego.😂
*New Years 1540 as in 1530 Henry was still married to Katherine of Aragon.
What exactly was “horrific” about her death? I’m confused.
She had it the best out of all of the wives x
"Horrific death"? "Thousands of miles from home"? Get real.
What!? She was smart. Took the divorce, castles and land. What I know to be a fact is quite the opposite of her dying a terrible death, as your title suggests!
I realized something, every Queen of Henry's was small, petite, but not Anne of Cleves.
Henry was really something…He did give us Elizabeth…but he was not a good king being selfish …
Anne was the smartest of all the wives!
Anne of Cleaves house is for sale for 2 million pounds. It's beautiful but I think the kitchen renovation missed the mark
Clickbait. Anne of Cleves died about 2 months before her 42nd birthday, reportedly of cancer. That's pretty much all this video mentions of her horrific death. Three seconds about her death, ten minutes of fluff.
Thousands of miles from home? Kleve is less than 300 miles from London.
I remember seeing her grave in Westminster Abbey.
Henry met with her on New Year’s Day 1530? He hadn’t even married Anne Boleyn by then. Think you misspoke.
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No she said 1540
@@trentsgirl28she 100% said 1530.
Check it out at 3'12.
"New Years Day 1530".
You’re totally wrong with dates 🤦🏻♀️
She had a rather comfortable life and the term hortific in this case is clickbait.
The audacity to call someone ugly…Henry bye!
Thousands of Miles?? Try a map - probably not even 500 Miles...
Such a pity there was nothing new here except occasional wonky grammar.
She was his equal, a princess from a royal house, He did not raise her up like the last 2. And then she did not recognise him as royal at their 1st meeting, insecure little pri**. So she had to go. Can only imagine her fear knowing what he might and could do and then he ends up calling her his sister. And while she awaits her fate he is courting one of her ladies. And if that wasn't bad enough she gets a ring side seat to see her fate. But yes he did throw some cash her way,. Least it could do in the circumstances.
Cleeves is less than 300 miles from London.
So on reflection not horrific, unfortunate, but could have been worse. Very misleading.
What's with the title? Anne didn't die a horrific death. I'm sure she passed a lot more comfortably than most at the time.
My favorite too!
Horrific?? She died rich and single …sheesh
She struck gold!
Anne of Cleves being a German princess probably didn't know about this odd English tradition based on courtly love
Weird clickbait title...
I mean, they're pretty sure it was cancer which wasn't great at all especially back then, but still ...
My favourite pub in the U.K. is the Anne of Cleeves in Melton Mowbray. Absolutely stunning. One of her houses. Also occupied at some point my Thomas Cromwell.
Not really horrific when compared to Anne, Catherine and Lady Jane Grey. Sensationalist title not necessary in what is otherwise an interesting article.
genuine love, that was a rare thing for women of title in those days
Spot on re: homesick and more importantly classifying King Henry as “Evil” 🥳
I think she was treated badly by Henry- she must have missed her home and family but had to live out her lonely life here.
Her household was a social nexus with constant visitors. She loved to play cards. Not a bad life.
1000's of miles from home?, think that may be a tad exaggerated!.
Anne of Cleves is one of my two favorite of Henry's wives. Anne and Catherine of Aragon.
Why did you day Anne had died a horrific death? There was nothing horrific about; not in my estimation.
She was one lucky lady had everything she escaped the abuse handed out by that nasty piece of work 😡 the king now this could have been horrific for her 😮
She was treated well by Henry & became firm friends he would ask her opinion on numerous things.
Not knocking Elizabeth I, but as far as im concerned, AofC was the only real virgin Queen of England.. i love E1 but i thibk there was some goings on behind the scenes.