Perhaps the ultimate irony of all is how Anna of Cleaves was short lived as a queen and wife of Henry but outlived all other queens as well as witness the reign of no less than four monarchs during her life. I have to now say that this fourth book in the Six Queens series has surpassed my enjoyment of all before it in this epic series. There has been one, perhaps two other books I have had the pleasure to read that have elicited such a response so it is testimony indeed to the beautifully portrayed character of Anna of Cleaves that Alison Weir has masterfully written. Well, I've just finished listening to this brilliant book and I am not ashamed to say that the final few minutes of this wonderfully told story had tears slowly running down my cheeks. A charming, spirited woman, she was loved by all who knew her - and even, ultimately, by the King who rejected her.
Everyone knows the King won't stand for a problem queen.Īcclaimed, best-selling historian Alison Weir draws on new evidence to conjure a startling image of Anna as you've never seen her before. She prays she will please Henry, for the balance of power in Europe rests on this marriage alliance.īut Anna's past is never far from her thoughts, and the rumours rife at court could be her downfall. The King is in love with Anna's portrait, but she has none of the accomplishments he seeks in a new bride. Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times best sellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession and J ane Seymour: The Haunted Queen, paints a spellbinding portrait of Anna of Kleve, Henry VIII's fourth queen.
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