Even as Henry begins to warm to his new wife and share her bed, his attention is captivated by one of her maids-of-honor. What follows is the fascinating story of an awkward royal union that somehow had to be terminated.
Some think her attractive, but Henry knows he can never love her. Entranced by the lovely image, Henry is bitterly surprised when Anna arrives in England and he sees her in the flesh. Henry commissions her portrait from his court painter, who depicts her from the most flattering perspective. Anna of Kleve, from a small German duchy, is twenty-four, and has a secret she is desperate to keep hidden. Forty-six, overweight, and suffering from gout, Henry is soundly rejected by some of Europe's most eligible princesses. Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to ensure the royal succession.
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