~On this day in British Royal history~
King Henry marries 4th wife, Anne of Cleves.
Anne of Cleves was Henry VIII's fourth wife, whom Henry found physically unattractive, calling her a "Flanders Mare." They married on January 6, 1540, but Henry decided to annul the marriage soon after. Queen Anne wisely cooperated, testifying that their marriage had never been consummated. The Earl of Essex, however, who had arranged the marriage, fell out of favor with the king and was beheaded on July 28, 1540.
Anne kept her head unlike Henry's 5th wife, Catherine of Aragon, whom the King DID find physically attractive. Is there a moral to this story? Hm.......
Hugs,
Suzie Q
3 comments:
Gosh I am glad that I found a good husband and have been married all of these years and have been able to KEEP MY HEAD...smile. THanks for stopping by my blog and seeing my weight loss. I just pray that I can lose the rest this year. Stop by again. I am going to try to show how to fold sheets IF blogger lets me show all of the pics...sandy
Suzie Q, you have a wonderful blog!
Oh dear! Too funny! Especially after al lthe years of telling my husband to shoot my if I was 250lbs. It could be worse. But then then I am loving that Anne kept HER head despite being a Flanders Mare!
Thanks for sharing that!
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