![]() Let’s take a look at some of the other myths about Henry’s fourth marriage. Darsie discovered in a primary source during her research that Anna’s birthday was June 28, 1515, not September, the date everyone believed for hundreds of years. Yes, Darsie confirms she was called Anna and also that she held the title of Duchess of Cleves. In this state of affairs, Henry VIII’s minister, Thomas Cromwell, sought a Protestant alliance to counterbalance Catholic influence in Western Europe.Ĭonsequently, he made an arrangement with Wilhelm, Duke of Cleves for Henry VIII to marry his sister, Anna. Many of the entities of the area were a part of the Holy Roman Empire and answered to Charles V. Darsie has written a biography about Anna, Duchess of Cleves in which she delves into the political and geographical climate in the Low Countries during the sixteenth century and places the marriage into the proper context of German history. The story of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves has been distorted over the last five hundred years. ![]()
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