The Marrying of Anne of Cleves Royal Protocol in Early Modern England [Hardcover]

A study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to Henry VIII and of sexual court politics.This book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains fascinating material which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne, a rich new context for royal courtship rituals, and a startling account of the king's failure to consummate his marriage. Contrary to the standard view, Henry's marriage procedures all followed standard protocol. But his subsequent sexual incapacity culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.This book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains fascinating material which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne, a rich new context for royal courtship rituals, and a startling account of the king's failure to consummate his marriage. Contrary to the standard view, Henry's marriage procedures all followed standard protocol. But his subsequent sexual incapacity culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.This book is a study of the marrying of Anne of Cleves to King Henry VIII. It contains fascinating material--including demonic interference and sexual politics at court--that differs greatly 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 was in part a reaction to the Franco-Imperial Treaty mediated by Pope Paul III, who renewed a suspended bull of excommunication against Henry in the hope of isolating England diplomatically. The subsequent marriage procedures, from the advent of negotiations and the portrait of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger to Henry's Rochesterl#/