#lady anne of cleves

[buildoblivionthenwewilltalk]

a time lady

[enyoalkis]

I think about sometimes how 2000s Scarlett Johansson would've been better cast as Catherine Howard in a different Tudor drama than Mary Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl if you believe the Portrait of a Young Woman, by Hans Holbein the Younger, is Catherine.

[earlgreyandanime]

I feel like there's an Anne of Cleves reference/joke somewhere here.

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This Dress is worn on Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves in The Tudors: Sister (2010) and many years later altred worn on an extra in My Lady Jane (2024)

Credit: recycledmoviecostumes

[247reader]

Day 21: Anne of Cleves!

Anna von Kleve was born in 1515, daughter of Johann “the Peaceful,”Duke of Cleves, a territory on what is now the border between Germany and the Netherlands, and Maria, Duchess of nearby Julich-Berg in her own right. Her father earned his nickname striving for religious harmony during the tumult of the Reformation, but his feuds with his nominal overlord, the Holy Roman Emperor, pushed the family towards Protestantism - and a political alignment with England.

In 1539, Anne’s portrait was painted by Hans Holbein, court artist of Henry VIII, as preparation for a possible marriage. Henry, a widower three times over, was reputedly thrilled by the painting, and the alliance went forward. Anne, a very sheltered young woman who spoke no English and had received little of the education offered to her brother, sailed to England - and for the first months of her distant, unconsummated marriage, had no idea anything was out of the ordinary, much less that Henry was complaining to anyone who would listen that she was “nothing so fair as she has been reported.”

By the time Henry sent her away from court, however, Anne, a deceptively intelligent woman who was learning English quickly, was well aware of the fate of his previous unwanted wives. The annulment seems to have been something of a relief, considering the alternative, and Henry offered her generous terms, including multiple castles and the status of the king’s sister. Remarkably, she and Henry became friends, and she grew close to both her former stepdaughters Mary and Elizabeth.

Anne settled in to an independent life in England, becoming known for hosting a fine table. She died in 1557, the longest surviving of Henry’s wives, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

[world-of-wales]

CONSORTS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE NORMAN INVASION (3/5) ♚

Anne Neville (June 1483 - March 1485)

Catherine of Aragon (June 1509 - May 1533)

Anne Boleyn (May 1533 - May 1536)

Jane Seymour (May 1536 - October 1537)

Anne of Cleves (January 1540 - July 1540)

Catherine Howard (July 1540 - February 1542)

Catherine Parr (July 1543 - January 1547)

Lord Guildford Dudley (July 1553 - July 1553)

Philip II of Spain (1554 – 1558)

[athenepromachos]

Tudor Bedroom 👑🌹

[foxybunny]

AI's interpretation of Henry VIII's wives, daughters, and Jane Grey.

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves

Katherine Howard

Katherine Parr

Mary Tudor

Elizabeth Tudor

Lady Jane Grey

[podsn]

I don't make much six stuff anymore but wa sre watching the six stuff and I got inspired to make this animatic so here is a wip

[tudorblogger]

‘The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty’ by Carol Ann Lloyd

I absolutely loved this fresh new look on the Tudors. So much has been written about them as a dynasty and this is a new look through the numbers, like the fact that only 1 Tudor monarch left a diary, there were 7 Tudor coronations, and 42% of the Tudor dynasty was ruled by a Queen. These facts and many others are explored by Carol Ann Lloyd in this new book. It’s well-written and researched,…

[fideidefenswhore]

☕️ + The relationship between Kathryn Howard and Mary was more positive and harmonious than historians want to portray. They just want a repeat of AB and Mary.

Mm, A to D with you here.

[blub-blub-bish]

reading a book about anna of cleves and henry VII. for a second, i forgot gay means happy, so when i read it i was like "since when mary is gay?! ... wait, no it means in her happy way."

[c0rpsedemon]

how is there not a single tudor servant in fate yet

[orlaite2]

Queen Shireen Baratheon, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm

Based on Holbein's Anne of Cleves

[jezabelofthenorth]

Portrait of Anne of Cleves, Hans Holbein the Younger

1539

Lourve Museum, Paris

Holbein was sent to paint her at Düren in summer 1539, so that Henry could appraise her as a possible wife. Holbein posed Anne square-on and in elaborate finery.  Henry was disappointed with her in the flesh, and he divorced her after a brief, unconsummated marriage. He redesignated Anne as "king's sister", and she remained in England, where she died during the reign of Queen Mary

The use of parchment suggests that Holbein painted, or at least began, the portrait in Düren. A miniature version in the Victoria and Albert Museum was probably painted at the same time. Holbein also produced a portrait of Anne's sister, Amelia, which is now lost. Nicholas Wotton, the head of the English delegation, reported to Henry: "Your Grace's servant Hanze Albein hathe taken th'effigies of my lady Anne and the lady Amelye and hath expressed theyr images very lyvely". The tradition that Holbein flattered Anne is not borne out by the evidence: no one except Henry ever described her as repugnant.

[knighthelm]

Last two of Henry VIII's wives, two more K/Catherines! I'm all finished with this project!

Katherine Howard was Henry's fifth and youngest wife, and second to die by execcution at her husband's hand. She was cousin to Anne Boleyn, and like her, rose to the king's favor as a lady in waiting to Anne of Cleves. Her age at the time of their marriage being speculated to be between 15 to 21-- her husband was 49. The crimes levied against her at her arrest were primarily to do with two alleged affairs that the king was not aware of at the time of the union. History has not been kind to this young woman. Thankfully there has been recent retreadings of her story, and more scruitiny has been called upon to the older men who claimed to have loved her. She reportedly loved to dance, which is why I painted her mid-step. I also wanted to show off some Tudor era garments, so the lift of her dress is greatly exagerrated.

Katherine Parr was Henry's final wife. At the time of their marriage she had already been widowed twice, and was in service to Mary as a lady in waiting. Katherine was a staunch Protestant, perhaps even more so than Anne Boleyn, as she fervently supported the Reformation, and even spoke to Henry about finishing this work (at this point Henry himself lived as a quasi-Catholic, and was comfortable in the state of limbo he left his realm in by not defining Anglicanism further), which famously almost cost her her head. Katherine is actually quite notable for being the first named female author published in England, and she has three works credited to her. After Henry passed, Katherine made a swift marriage to her one-time lover, Thomas Seymour, which caused a great deal of scandal and pain to her step-children. She died after giving birth to a daughter only about a year after Henry. The dress she is wearing is based on a Tudor portrait by an unknown artist. It seems to be depicting the queen in a more relaxed attire than formal court attire, but, I have to say, I wish I had chosen a different outfit. Since making this design there has been a brilliant discovery of another portrait of Katherine, and if I ever will return to Katherine, I'd like to base her on that one. The portrait I referenced in this picture is dated to the late sixteenth century, but Katherine died in 1548, so I can't help but wonder if the dress is innaccurate. Curiously, there is also speculation that she had originally been painted wearing a French Hood for the piece, which was painted over later-- but it's only a theory.