The Times of the Tudors

Ever since Henry VIII discarded Anne of Cleves on the grounds that he thought she looked more like a "Flander's Mare" than t...

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Yet another post of Hampton Court Palace! Some of the famous six wives of Henry VIII have left their mark on this favourite palace of their ...

Well, we all know that the hygiene was lacking (to say the least) at the court of the Tudors. But it appears from recently discovered docume...

When Anne of Cleves arrived at the English court, her clothes made an unfortunate impression on the English courtiers. Anne, being German, n...

This is the infamous portrait that would convince Henry VIII to marry Anne of Cleves. Hans Holbein was sent to Cleves to paint a likeness...

This is a rare document from the very short reign of Anne of Cleves as Queen of England. It carries her signature, Anne the Quenen. Few d...

I have come across these beautiful drawings of Henry VIII's wives and I thought that I might share them (I have arranged them to look ...

Anne of Cleves' badge is very different from Henry VIII's previous three wives in colour and form. The escarbuncle (the main feat...

Anne of Cleves was born in 1515 in Düsseldorf and was the daughter of John III, thus making her of the House of La Marck. When she was twe...