The Marrying of Anne of Cleves
The Marrying of Anne of Cleve
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Livre de Retha M. Warnicke · 17 février 2011 (France)
Genre : BiographieThis book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains facinating material ) including "demonic" interference and sexual politics at court - wich differs from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne. It also provides a rich new context of royal courtship rituals, and a startling account of the king's failure to consummate his marriage. Henry's decision to ally himself with this German noblewoman in 1540 as in part a reaction to the Franco-Imperial treaty... Voir plus
