The FUNERAL of ANNE OF CLEVES | What happened when royalty died in Tudor England | History Calling
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- The FUNERAL of ANNE OF CLEVES, fourth wife of Henry VIII and often remembered as the Flander’s Mare (something Henry never called her) took place on 4 August 1557 at Westminster Abbey, two and a half weeks after her death at the age of 41 at her home, Chelsea Manor in London. Many of the extended royal family during this era died under a cloud, often being executed for real or imagined crimes and with no state funeral to send them on their way, but of the four wives Henry discarded, Anne was the only one who lived out her days in comfort and on good terms with her former husband and his successors. Her funeral therefore showed what happened when royalty died in Tudor England and the individual wasn’t in disgrace. Anne’s send-off was a grand affair, fit for a former Queen and a woman, who, at the time of her death, was the third woman in England, after Queen Mary I and her half-sister, Elizabeth Tudor. In this latest addition to my six wives of Henry VIII playlist, today on History Calling, we’re going to delve into this episode in Tudor history to learn what Anne’s funeral was like and what it can tell us about the woman herself, particularly about whether Anne of Cleves was Protestant or Catholic. We’ll look at her last will and testament to see what she requested be done with her remains and at a contemporary description of the lying in state and funeral arrangements of the only one of Henry’s wives to be buried in the Abbey.
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of course she was royalty and a kings wife
Yes, I think she deserved a good send off too, even despite Henry annulling their marriage.
Yes Anne was royalty in England and cleves
You put out fantastic videos, I hope you don't mind me saying, but the sound is not great, there's a lot of mouth sounds that are not very easy to listen to, I'm guessing it's the microphone you're using. You have a wonderful voice for narration.
Yes, surviving Henry VIII was no easy task and she did it!
Anne of Cleves: the only woman to successfully Grey Rock Henry VIII and make all the right decisions. The fact that she’s often seen as the ‘boring’ wife goes to show how beautifully she played the game. Few women in her position got to live a free, peaceful and wealthy single life like a boss like she did
Boring and stupid, but, she showed, them, didn't she?
@@ProudKansan08 I don’t think she was stupid at all. I think she was the smartest of all of them
And yet she still died so young. No financial worries and no risk of death in childbirth. It just goes to show you how much better off we are today.
@@whatsanenigma she didn’t die that young for the time period. It would have been the equivalent of dying in your mid/late 60s now. You definitely could have lived much longer but you weren’t exactly considered to have died young
@Rhys Hoffman she was extremely well loved by Henry’s children and had a pretty great friendship with Henry after the divorce and was generally seen as a kind, generous loving woman. She wasn’t hated at all
Anne was a smart woman - she knew not to get on Henry's bad side and just let events play out without making waves. Good for her - she deserved the funeral she had. Such a lovely lady, too. 💕
Yes, I think she was a good person. I've never read a bad word about her, except from Henry and he was hardly one to talk.
@@HistoryCalling and even then Henry grow to like her as well, just not as a wife
Wow
Anne was a master class on how to survive Tudor England.
She was the best strategist of all his wives! If the strategy was to keep your head, she was a guru! She sounds like a reasonable, and she has earned my respect.
She's earned mine too 🙂
Very pragmatic as you had to be at any time in Tudor England.
The more I hear about Anne , I suspect that Henry secretly cared about her and recognising her youth and naivety did not wish her to be embroiled in spiteful English royal politics. In short, Henry did her a huge favour.
Maybe, she had no axes to grind in England. Unlike Anne Boleyn, she wasn’t a religious reformist. Probably, too, having limited English, especially at the beginning, which coincides with her time with Henry, most of what she said was probably ignored anyway. Her whole experience during the time as Henry’s wife must have been quite humiliating, especially amongst the worldly, sophisticated ladies of the court, so she probably didn’t feel inclined to raise her head above the parapet anyway. I imagine everyone, including Henry regarded her as of little consequence, which to probably accounts for some of her luck in surviving. Remember too, she was a foreign aristocrat and that likely meant she needed more diplomatic handling by Henry and his advisers.
@@garypautard1069 maybe so.
I think I read that Anne's brother was quite difficult and she had probably learned to maneuver around him during her life. She managed to get far away from him by marrying Henry, use her knowledge of dealing with narcissistic men, have an agreeable divorce and live on her own in a wealthy comfortable lifestyle until her death. Anne was a fortunate woman for her time and position imo
Her brother and mother arranged the match; I suspect she had very little to do with it, though she may well have been pleased to be becoming a queen of England. We do not know if her brother was narcissistic or whether Anne had much experience in dealing with men at all as I think she lived a rather subdued life with her mother and sisters. She certainly had the good sense to agree with Henry's plan instantly, but she can hardly have had any confidence that the king would treat her as favorably as he did. She was indeed a fortunate woman for her time and place, but she didn't have a master plan, just the knowledge of what had happened to Anne Boleyn, and the good sense to avoid Anne's fate. The rest is good luck.
Anne's memoirs would have been fascinating to read - she always made the right choices - not dumb at all - I'm glad she got a proper funeral
That's so true. I would love to know what she really thought of Henry etc, though of course she was too clever to write anything like that that could've got her into trouble.
@@HistoryCalling - of course no one did memoirs then - but think of all the juicy stuff that was never written down by these people - ty for your vid as I had never considered Anne's funeral before - strangely interesting
@@FandersonUfo I know. If only she'd been like Queen Victoria and kept a great diary (though one of V's daughters destroyed a lot of her papers after V's death which is super annoying).
@@HistoryCalling - if only if only for so many in the past - can you imagine a real autobiography by say Cleopatra perhaps - or Elizabeth Tudor - omg
@@FandersonUfo I know. We can only dream of what might have been ...
She was the smartest of the bunch and no doubt was relieved at not having to sleep near Henry. Exchanging him for great wealth seems like a hell of a good deal
Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr quietly wished they could have exchanged marriage to Henry for money.
What is hilarious is he said she smelled, but, I heard his ulcerated leg made him smell so bad it was almost impossible to be in the same room with him.
I think she deserves more recognition for maneuvering difficult circumstances quite brilliantly and should have not only had a grand funeral in England but should also have been mourned at home, in Cleves, (Kleve). But I'm biased. I was born and raised in Kleve and can't count the days I spent in Castle, Schwanenburg. I hope more people will learn about her.
I must admit I don't know anything about what the reaction to her death was in Cleves. It's interesting to hear from someone like yourself who is from there though, that she wasn't heavily mourned in her homeland.
@@HistoryCalling Anna didn't spend much time in Kleve. But her direct ancestors who did live there, can be traced all the way back to Adolf III of the Marck, I believe. (Maybe further but I don't remember). Their reign over Kleve ended with Anna's nephew and with Brandenburg taking over Kleve-Marck and France's annexation of the area in later centuries, Anna's memory seemed less important to our town I think. Only in recent decades has their been more interest by the public in her life. There are some fascinating news articles published (unfortunately in German) that detail her life, death and subsequent events as seen from the Kleve's side. (Published by the NRZ called "Neue Entdeckungen: Wer war Anna Von Cleve wirklich"). I left Kleve 16 years ago and have been living on the US east coast ever since but my family is still there. If you ever get the chance to go, it's worth the trip. Great videos by the way ! I enjoy all of them tremendously.
I've always contended that Anne of Cleves was a sharp, shrewd operator. She knew which way the winds blew, and set herself accordingly. It was not cowardice to bend to the will of the monarch in those days, it was just good sense.
Yes, she showed great wisdom, not to mention self-preservation, in her dealings with Henry and his children.
I love this comment.
I think she was the smartest of Henry’s wives and definitely not ugly like he said. I don’t think she gets enough recognition
She definitely wasn’t ugly, she wasn’t dainty like Henry’s previous wife’s and she very much embarrassed him when they first met. This is why he called her ugly, his ego was hurt.
@@katiesowden4968 The original Nice Guy TM. From "hey baby, wanna smash?" to "yeah, well you're fat and ugly and anyway!" on a dime flip. It's a tale as old as time.
I wish she would get a computer generated facial reconstruction so we can see what she really looked like. The descriptions of her, along with anybody else, leaves much to be desired.
Anne was certainly clever agreeing to an annulment, with Henry being extremely generous towards her. She was the lucky one.
I spent a chunk of my youth as a child outside of Lewes, Sussex so we visited her house there frequently. Anne seemed boring to my 11-15 year old self, after all she retained her head. I have come to appreciate her more, especially that she divorced “well” long before that was even a possibility for most women. As always I appreciate the scholarly approach you take that does not preclude actual human interest. Please keep up the good work and thank you again.
Thanks Eric :-)
Out of Henry VIII marriages Anne of Cleves was his greatest marriage, while they were divorced they became extremely close. They were good for each other as friends.
It is said that sometimes Henry 8 visited her and they played cards or other games together. One day she said that she had a surprise for him. Henry of course was curious and so she showed him a new and very complicated game named"War"! Henry was delighted and they played it together. Later Henry asked her "Who created the new game? She said "I did"! Henry was asthonished and couldn 't believe it!
I think it is telling that she, if not in word (written or spoken), certainly by her actions showed she was faithful and did love her husband, even though she knew he romantically hated and didn’t love her romantically. This could also explain why, when she was free to marry upon his death, and she was free to marry who she wanted - she still chose not to - not just for financial and personal freedom, but also because perhaps deep down, she still loved and was faithful to only him. If this is the case, she is one of the most rare women and I personally admire and will follow her good example and sense.
Anne of Cleves has always been my favorite Tudor wife, because she cleverly knew how to stay safe during very very treacherous times.
Yes, she was a real survivor.
I doubt 'the Tudors' was all that heavy on historical accuracy, but it was very watchable for the wife and I, the sets and costumes were impeccable. But Ann of Cleves in the show ended up being the wisest and most fortunate of all of Henry's conquests and spouses. She ended up with a nice estate and even ended up friends with Henry and his entire family, which was no small feat. I do believe it is understood that she was well thought of by all of his children which is amazing considering the way they were divided by religion and faction.
Yes, she's a very rare example of someone in that family who seems to have been pretty much completely uncontroversial.
@@HistoryCalling ...and Yes! She deserved everything she got with an exception to her initial adversity due to H-8 being a general jerk. If Holbein did a portrait then I trust Henry knew what she looked like. She has been credited with being pleasant and willing to behave as expected. Henry wanted most what he couldn't or shouldn't have, so her submission made her cheap in his estimation. Not his best assessment for sure. She was a raw diamond waiting to become a flawless gem to the eternal crown and it was his failure to make good on that opportunity, it certainly wasn't her fault that she didn't make him happy.
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Hello Gerrit
I am and was intrigued by your comment.
Are you of English desent?
You seem very well versed in English history.
I also like to hear from others whose background is in Early European Accounts.
Thank you.
I’m glad you enjoyed “The Tudors”, though I did not. I thought that the actor playing Henry the VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) was a terrible casting choice, and I therefore found the whole program unwatchable. He’s a fine actor, but he just couldn’t do justice to the part. So many great actors have played this infamous King; the most recent to do it justice is the British actor Damian Lewis. Now there’s an actor with a commanding enough presence for that personage!
@@phyllispaxton9323 Irish, Dutch, English, German, Cherokee
I know a little about alot. My favorite history is late bronze age Mediterranean. I believe that the trojan war happened and that most of the characters from the illiad were real despite maybe being overblown by narrators throughout history. But what a tremendous time, hittites breathing their last gasp, ramses line is running strong, not to mention the beginnings of Carthage, all with (currently thought) a climate related collapse of most cities and societies about to happen.
i think her grand funeral was a perfect way to honor her she was an incredible women!
Absolutely. She'd certainly earned a grand send off more than some other Tudors I can think of (looking at you Henry VIII).
@@HistoryCalling hahaha my thoughts exactly!!!
Just surviving marriage to Henry was an accomplishment, lol.
Very true!
@@KatzMeowz She totally dodged the bullet and won the lottery instead
She got the best deal of all of them! Got a posh life, didn't have to sleep with crazy, or have pressure to push out a bunch of kids, or put up with 8th's moody dangerous bs. Yeah, she dodged a bullet!
She sure did (or an axe!)
Totally agree, as well as land she got she didn’t have to sleep with Henry, as by now he was gross & full of putrid ulcers which never seemed to heal
Anne did better than all of the wives
Absolutely 😄
Catherine Parr didn't do so bad, even though Henry died while married to her. I understand she married fairly well after his death, even though Anne of Cleves outlived her. She kept her head too. She would also be worth a historical account. And what about Catherine of Aragon? ALL the women who were not executed by Henry deserve recognition for their contribution to the British throne. COA produced Mary, but what about her life after Henry???? Funny, Henry Married 3 Catherines and 2 Annes, 1 Jane and Jane was the only one that gave him a som.
I can hear Anne's song in Six the Musical while watching this and it makes me smile. She was super smart and knew how to turn her potentially disastrous situation into a golden win. One of my feminist heroes
I really must get to see Six at some point. It's on my 'to do' list.
@@HistoryCalling I’ve seen so many bootleg TH-cam recordings of the show hahaha. The US cast is probably my fave - the US Anne of Cleves is just magical!
Yes she did deserve it, she became the Kings friend, kept her head used her head & lived a wealthy comfortable life, smart woman.
She prospered so much more turning Henry off, than any of those women who tried to please him!
Funny, how ironic is that?
My favorite of King Henry’s Queens. She was very pragmatic. Interesting that she is the only one of the six wives buried in Westminster Abbey. I suppose the further one got from Henry the better off they were. Good for Queen Anne!
Yes, I think a certain distance from Henry was very good for one's life expectancy :-)
I read she was Henry's confidont
Anne is my favorite of Henry the horrible wives. She didn’t have to endure that beast of a man. She kept her head, formed relationships with him and his family. She lived a quiet life and lived well because of that. I think she was wise beyond her years. Excellent video as always!
Thanks Israel. I really like and admire her too.
I’ve always wondered what became of Ann after the king ditched her. Thanks for furthering my knowledge.
You're very welcome. My other video on her life will also tell you about what happened in between the annulment and her death.
I guess I never really realized how young she was when she died, 41 is the new 21 now 😂
I know and the only wife to live longer was Catherine of Aragon, who was barely 50 at the time of her death and who had had a miserable final few years (and a lot of misery before that too of course).
Thank you as always for this Indepth look of Ann's life and death, she indeed outlived all the other wives and Henry also, from what I know Ann was a kind careing gentle soul, she had a lucky escape from Henry, and deserved all and any rewards a true queen in so many ways.
Thank you. Yes, I think she was a good person too.
@@HistoryCalling thank you, history calling keep up the good work. 😊
I'm sure she was very happy to accept all three residences Henry Vlll gave her along with the 5,000 pounds a year. You can't say she felt strange or odd about accepting Heever Castle because the mindset of people was completely different than it is now. We can't judge them anymore than they could judge us now.
Great documentary! The shortest married but the longest living of Henry’s wives. A wise woman, that knew not to poke the bear.
On a side note, gotta love english: the mourners arrived that morning wearing their mourning clothes. I’m sorry to anyone learning English, we have a bad habit of pronouncing words the same, even if they are spelled different 🤣😂
Oh of course! I maybe should have worded that differently now that you mention it. I didn't notice as I was reading it off the script and so saw the different spellings and you know what they say about sometimes not seeing the wood for the trees. :-) I used the script for the subtitles though, so hopefully anyone who's confused can switch them on and get my meaning from there.
Imagine your ex husband giving you the house of his other ex wife who he killed..wow ..that's messed up
Yup, that's the Tudors for you. Still, I think Hever Castle are quite happy about it now as it means they can draw in even more tourists as it's the former home of not one, but two of Henry's wives.
@@HistoryCalling that's true...but she must have felt so strange accepting it, not that she had a choice though 😐
@@DeniseF She had alot of choices. She had the option of going home or getting married again. However Heever Castle and two other residences along with 5,000 pounds a year if she stayed. Remarkable woman even Queen Mary liked her which is something because Ann was a Protestant!
@@eac1235 apparently you didnt listen.
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Thank you 😀
She was a very politically astute lady and knew how to stay in the good graces of Tudor house. Been loving your series.
Yes, she was smarter than I think people gave her credit for. I'm glad you're liking the videos :-)
Hated history when I was at school, but am fascinated by the subject now later in life, especially when presented in such a lovely soft Irish accent. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you and welcome to the channel 🙂
Ouch! soft Irish accent means little to me and our Lord Liege Henry, the 8th of that name absolutely nothing...It was Cromwell that hired Holbein to provide Hal with a likeness so that he could approve her and marry the little lady. Alas, Hal was not impressed for reasons we may never no outside of the Flanders Mare. Jane Seymour was Hal's real love but died shortly after she gave birth to Edward VI. Hal was and still is regarded as a tyrant...perhaps a scholar can let me know what Hal had to put up with during his reign with copious hangers on, those that wanted land and high positions. Sir Thomas More never wanted such things but lost his head...I think Hal regretted this along with the loss of Cromwell who arguably paved the way for him to reject Rome and give us the Church of England...
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Never "no" ? ....ouch!
School makes it boring and unbearable
@@sunfire5790 Back around 1969, our history teacher, Fanny Atkinson, aged around 120, was absolutely terrifying! Fortunately, I was strong on maths and sciences, and was able to drop history and geography after just one year.
Thank you for a different topic, outside the Tudor norm. I look forward to other outside the history norms videos. Thank you for your time and effort on our behalf. Pat
You're very welcome. I'm always trying to find ways of looking at the Tudors, particularly the 6 wives, which haven't been done, or at least not covered as frequently or heavily as other topics. It's tricky though, as there are so many videos about these women out there, but I didn't see anything else on Anne's funeral.
Another brilliant upload ♥️ thank you ♥️
Thank you for video !!
She was my favourite of Henry's wives. A canny lass!
I like her too. :-)
The amount of work you put into your videos is incredible. I feel like i'm learning so much. Thank you so much. X
You're so welcome! :-)
I'm loving all your videos. I started watching them after observing (again) how the "Elizabeth" films managed to butcher actual history. While this is not unusual in "historical" dramas, it irks me that writers and directors continue doing so in light of all the work historians continue to do in shining a light on the past. Thank you for your efforts. Please keep up the good work.
Thanks Stephen. Glad you're enjoying the videos :-)
I think she deserved a fine funeral. She was gracious and smart in her lifetime. Sorry that she died so young. She deserved more time to enjoy this world outside the clutches of Henry. Much admiration for her.
She never returned to her homeland, that’s the heartbreaking part. Great video!
Thank you. Yes, it was sad that Henry, Edward and Mary didn't let her go.
From what I have read, she was content to live out her life in England. Henry treated her well and gave her wealth and privilege because she did not fight the annulment. If she had returned to Cleves she would have been married off again to someone else probably with the consequence of having her own children. Maybe she wanted that- I don’t know but childbearing was dangerous in those times. If royal marriages in England taught her anything it was that the single life was safer. She was also well-regarded by all of Henry’s children and held in great esteem throughout her life.
@@kathleenem9207 she had sisters and a family that she would never see again, that’s what I’m thinking of. You’re right though this was the safest option and she seemed well taken care of.
@@kari8187 I do understand. I have a sister whom I will never see again. I’m sure it was very sad for her never to be reunited with her family.
A fabulous job ! Thank you . 😊
An excellent video. Thank you so much. Your research and presentation is first class. 🇦🇺👑👸
Thank you :-)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge. I love and injoy all of your history stories ❤
Thanks Marcella :-)
Found your channel yesterday when TH-cam recommended this video and I have now watched HOURS of your content. Subscribed and am making my way through your past videos, thank you for an amazing channel and keep up the great work!!
Awesome! Thank you for watching and subbing :-)
Love hearing you talk about so many historical things most of us know so little about. Also love hearing that lovely Irish accent. Thanks.
Thanks Mike. Glad you enjoyed it :-)
There's something peaceful and hypnotic about her gaze. I'm glad Henry kept on good terms with her, calling her "sister".
Your videos are the highlight to my Friday! Thank you so much for putting so much loving work in to them and doing so with so many credited sources!
You're very welcome. Thank you for such a lovely comment :-)
I could not agree with you more!!! It's the highlight of my Fridays as well 😉
Thank you for this I really enjoyed it! I love Tudor history but was surprised how little I knew of Anne. Very interesting and I’m now subscribed 😁
Thanks Jill :-)
Thank you for this, thoroughly enjoyable. It must be a thin line to walk: the constraints of time, what to leave out, to whom do you pitch it etc. You certainly managed it and with all those references you've whetted my appetite. Also, you're lucky to have such a harmonious voice, perfect for this sort of narration.
Thank you so much. Yes, there is always extra material I wish I could fit in (in this case it was that the poor of London were told, on account of the very hot weather, not to flock to the Abbey to get their alms, which would instead be brought to them at home). I like to show at least some of my sources, partly so that people can do some extra reading if they feel like it and partly because I see a lot of rubbish on TH-cam and while I'm certainly not above making a mistake here and there myself, I like to be able to demonstrate that it's not because I didn't bother to do the research. It also helps when I say something that people disagree with, to be able to point to where I got my information.
Thank you!
Awesome video, thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching 😀
Very interesting. Thank you and great to hear a voice from home.
Thanks Peter :-)
Thank you, I enjoy your videos
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Wonderful video! Thank you for your hard work.
My pleasure :-)
Another fascinating video, thank you
Thanks 'Klaus' :-)
As always, history told eloquently. I do enjoy your videos.
Thanks Karina 🙂
I applaud the way you make History interesting, it’s scholarly and well researched - thank you.
Thank you too :-)
Subscribed! Thank you so much for sharing your research.
Thank you and welcome aboard!
Thanks for this most informative video!
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Out of all of Henry's wives, she was honestly imo the most beautiful
Yes, I don't know what Henry was complaining about. She looks pretty enough to me.
She was made to look more attractive in the painting by Holbein on Cromwell’s instructions to persuade Henry to meet her to make a strategic match...
@@historicalfashionpassion That would have cost Holbein his head, considering he stayed in the kings service after the marriage and divorce that rumour is not very likely true.
@@historicalfashionpassion she was said to be attractive enough in person. She was really not as ugly as the king would have us believe.
I don't think it was about how ugly or not she was ..probably more to do with Henry having no sexual attraction to her ..no chemistry.
I've always loved the breaking of the staves, it's a great visual and symbolic act. I believe monarchs didn't go to such funerals as they were not expected to "parade" their grief.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned some facts I didn't know. Alison
Thanks Alison. Glad you liked it :-)
Excellent work
Many thanks :-)
My favorite queen. I wish there was more about her. This tidbit was a little piece. Thanks!
I have another video on her which gives a biography. You should check it out if you haven't seen it yet. I'm glad you enjoyed this one though :-)
Well, heck. I didn’t notice it🤦♀️. Going right now!👍
Excellent!!!
Many thanks!
History has been very kind to Anne
Interesting video. Thanks! 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
I really have learned more because of your research.Thank you alot..
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I'm a new subscriber and I enjoy your videos, so rich in history. Thank you!
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She deserved such a lavish send-off. I just feel bad that she couldn't be with her family of origin and couldn't be mourned there instead. But I do suppose she knew well enough to stay on Mary's good side, even in death.
I heard that she was actually afraid to go home, fearing that she would be labeled a failure and be punished.
@@dianetheisen8664 I think that's true as her brother was reputedly not sentimental about Anne and wanted to marry her off again. By being compelled to live in England after the annulment of her marriage to Henry she was able to live in comfort as an independantly wealthy woman.
I really enjoy your work, it is well done. If you would adjust the volume to a uniform level, it would be much more pleasant. One video is very quiet while the next video is very loud, back and forth. I'm constantly running for the the controls. I do enjoy listening. Peace
rather astounding to think of a body lying without refrigeration for 2 1/2 weeks in the middle of summer, even in england. elizabethans had to be accustomed to a lot of smells that we cannot imagine living with, but this would have been pretty extreme.
You have a lovely voice and accent and your videos are really relaxing to watch! Not a history buff but am enjoying them 😊
Thank you so much :-) That's very kind of you to say and a nice change from the trolls I sometimes get complaining about my accent and who seem to think that everyone does, or ought to, sound like them.
@@HistoryCalling I meant it :) Your accent is lovely and relaxing to listen to. I'm guessing it's Scottish but don't mean to pry 😊
Very informative and entertaining, thank you.. Anne of cleves was for sure one of Henry's smartest wives if not the smartest...
I think so too. I know she wasn't as well educated as some of the others, but I think her intelligence lay in grasping very quickly how to deal with Henry and survive in Tudor England.
Ann of Cleves was apparently very smart. She didn’t fight King Henry on the annulment and she didn’t fight with Mary on Catholicism. That’s why she lived her life in piece and no drama.
Yes, I think she was very clever in that way. She knew not to mess with the Tudors.
Supposedly, she grew up around Lutheran fanatics so she probably had experience with certain 'personality types'
She knew how to roll with the punches
Anne of Cleve's was a clever young lady 🙂 absolutely loving your channels ♥️
Thank you so much!
Anne of cleves is my favorite queen
She outlived him and she lived a good life and was still close to her step kids Elizabeth and Mary
WELL DONE.
Saw her burial stone in Westminster Abbey last week along with others, fascinating
Weirdly I don't recall seeing it last time I was there which was an odd oversight on my part. She's on my list for next time I'm there though.
It's hidden, we only saw it because my hubby sat down and there it was 🤩
If I remember correctly...if you face the main alter, go to your right and it is around the corner, low down on the wall, a grey slab, nothing grand, but fabulous
Wonderful video on Anne of Cleves. Very informative and enlightening. Will you be doing one on Jane Seymour's funeral as well?
I think I might actually. I was just saying to one of the other commenters that doing this video put me in the mood to do videos on the funerals of the other wives and Jane Seymour had a big one, as Queen consort. I suppose I'll wait and see how this video does. If its not very popular I'll take that as a hint not to bother!
Do the one on Jane. It should be an interesting contrast to the other funerals!
@@HistoryCalling please do Jane! The hunger is there!
Oh yes. Please do 🤗
Oh yes. Please do 🤗
Very enlightening! And the most lovely voice of the narrator. On many vids the accent is, at times, almost incoherent to my USA-speak ears!
There are subtitles if that helps.
….I read a great biography about Anne which said that, “Anne was that rarest of royal who was genuinely loved by all of the British Royal family”….
I would love to hear about the funerals of the other wives
I was thinking that too actually while I put this video together. I'll add the idea to the list. In the meantime, my videos on the executions of Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard will tell you about their burials, as they didn't have funerals.
@@HistoryCalling I would love to see the episodes of the others funerals as well. And as for Anne and Katherine, even though they didn't have funerals, I am sure there is some sort of details about burials that would be interesting?.. Such as I heard from somewhere that Anne Boleyn was stripped of her clothes and jewelry before she was buried? So I was left thinking, what was she wearing in her coffin, if she was stripped of the clothes that she was wearing when she was beheaded??... I know that those two did not have a proper funeral, but I'm sure there was some sort of mourning somewhere? The four ladies in waiting for Anne Boleyn were said to have carried her body and head off the scaffold? Maybe we could get an episode of details such as that? If there is, that is?? And by the way thank you for another excellent episode! 🙂 I always look forward to it!!🙂
@@hollyh314 Thanks Holly. The videos I have on Anne and Katherine's executions contain (I think) all the info I'm aware of regarding their burials and then there's another video on their 1876 exhumation. I've read somewhere too about Anne having her clothing removed, but I think it was in a secondary source and the author (I wonder if it was Antonia Fraser?) was just saying that that's what usually happened and so we have no reason to assume it didn't happen to Anne too. I can't think of a primary source that specifically describes it happening though. Certainly there were no items found in the grave with Anne, which would suggest no jewellery was left on her. Clothing would have disintegrated I think, so you never know, she might still have had a shift on or something.
@@HistoryCalling you are probably right... I have watched those episodes that you are talking about. Just been a while about the execution ones since I've seen them. The exhumation video you did was fantastic and I learned a lot that I did not know. 😌
@@hollyh314 😀
They were married by proxy. She was given her own home, taken care of and invited to all important events.
Part of her settlement with Henry was Dartford. The town hall where I was married was beautiful and part of her settlement.
Woah, nice video!
Thank you :-)
@@HistoryCalling Hey, I have a question? is there any chance, that you could do some videos pre, or post tudor england? because I'd like to see more videos about england's history.
Wow, she had a better funeral than her ex husband!
She deserved a better funeral than he did 🙄
Thank you enjoyed this. Yes, I think she deserved her funeral. After the other Anne and Catherine Parr she is my third favourite wife.
Thanks for the information. Many years ago I was interested in buying a property known as Place Farm, Bletchingley, Surrey origins of which dated to the 16th c and was in fact orginally the gate house to Anne of Cleves ´´Bletchingely Place´´ which sadly no longer exists. As a history buff I´ve always regretted not pursuing the purchase.
Oh wow! As wonderful as that sounds though, I'm sure you had good reasons not to buy at the time. Old places like that can be a nightmare to maintain and come with all sorts of restrictions on what you can do to them.
Anne of Cleves was very street smart when it came to surviving in that family....she "smiled and waved" (just smile and wave boys)
Your voice is soothing, I love this x
Thank you :-)
can we havea photo of you the thinking woman ,love it
Even though it was added way later, I find it ironic (and fitting) that Anne, even though Henry divorced her within a year, is now buried as 'Anne of Cleves, Queen of England'
very interesting
Thanks Mandy :-)
Ahhh that voice, time to relax. Update: Lovely video. Great research there H.C. :)
Thanks Sean 😀
@@HistoryCalling you are most welcome.
Totally agree with you about everything that you posted! ❤️
It's OK. That thumbs down made me laugh as it came in after about 7 minutes so I knew the person hadn't even watched the video and not to take any notice of them. Thank you for calling them out though 😀
You know what, it's actually gone now. Maybe someone hit the wrong button by mistake.
Thank you for making these kinds of videos .I develop a new interest for English history, though I was a student of Literature , not History . 👍🏻👌🏻🙂
You're very welcome :-) There's a video coming in a few weeks which should be of particular interest to a literature specialist, but I'll say no more :-)
@@HistoryCalling Looking forward to it.🙂Thank you .
Very interesting. I love British history although I am a U.S.A. citizen born and raised.