Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait

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Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little known story of Henry VIII s fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue filled Six Tudor Queens series.Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession Now forty six, overweight and unwell, Henry is soundly rejected by some of Europe s most eligible princesses, but Anna of Kleve a small German duchy is twenty four and eager to wed Henry requests Anna s portrait from his court painter, who enhances her looks, painting her straight on in order not to emphasize her rather long nose Henry is entranced by the lovely image, only to be bitterly surprised when Anna arrives in England and he sees her in the flesh She is pleasant looking, just not the lady that Henry had expected.What follows is a fascinating story of this awkward royal union that had to somehow be terminated tactfully Alison Weir takes a fresh and surprising look at this remarkable royal marriage by describing it from the point of view of Queen Anna, a young woman with hopes and dreams of her own, alone in a royal court that rejected her from the day she arrived. Free Read Kindle ePUB Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait author Alison Weir – kino-fada.fr Thank you to Random House Publishing Group Ballantine who provided an advance reader copy via NetGalley.There is an extremely shocking event that occurs in the beginning of this book that really blindsided me As a passionate Tudor History lover, 4th wife Anna of Kleve is a bit of a mystery in comparison to some of King Henry VIII snotorious wives Alison Weir is an icon of British history authors, but has recently travelled the path of poetic license while presenting these historical Thank you to Random House Publishing Group Ballantine who provided an advance reader copy via NetGalley.There is an extremely shocking event that occurs in the beginning of this book that really blindsided me As a passionate Tudor History lover, 4th wife Anna of Kleve is a bit of a mystery in comparison to some of King Henry VIII snotorious wives Alison Weir is an icon of British history authors, but has recently travelled the path of poetic licen...My thanks go to Alison Weir, Ballantine Books, and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review I had such high hopes for this book, the fourth in the series, but I wasn t sure where the material would come from since little is known about her to create an extensive tome Then it hit me in the face she s ...Alison Weir returns with yet another novel in her Six Tudor Queens series, turning the attention to one of the lesser known and seemingly, least scandalous queens Anna of Kleve served a brief time on the Tudor throne, but much about her differed greatly from the other wives of Henry VIII Anna grew up in the House of La Marck, part of Germany, and was tied to the Duchy of Kleve Her family ruled the region effectively and ensured that the princess had all she could want A chance encounter Alison Weir returns with yet another novel in her Six Tudor Queens series, turning the attention to one of the lesser known and seemingly, least scandalous queens Anna of Kleve served a brief time on the Tudor throne, but much about her differed greatly from the other wive...I first became familiar with Alison Weir by reading her historical biographies which are far from dry and boring, but are instead entertaining, engaging, and read like novels When she ventured into historical fiction, I did not hesitate to follow her along on that transition I have yet to be disappointed In Weir s most recent novel, Anna of Kleve The Princess in the Portrait, Weir weaves an intriguing story about Henry VIII s fourth wife Anna of Kleve was an enigmatic individual Of the I first became familiar with Alison Weir by reading her historical biographies which are far from dry and boring, but are instead entertaining, engaging, and read like novels When she ventured into historical fiction, I did not hesitate to follow her along on that transition I have yet to be disappointed In Weir s most recent novel, Anna of Kleve The Princess in the Portrait, Weir weaves an intriguing story about Henry VIII s fourth wife Anna of Kleve was an enigmatic individual Of the four wives whose marriages ended at the King s whim, Anna s story was the least tragic and the most unusual The King didn t like her from their first meeting, but he married her anyway and quickly regretted it Henry then came up with a weak excuse for a divorce and set out to co...While I have read some of Alison Weir s non fiction, history, in the past, Anna of Kleve is my first foray into her historical fiction and it has been a pleasurable, positive experience I am an advocate of well executed historical fiction, where the factual basis is apparent and the fictional overlay allows greater access to the story, opening up the details of everyday life long ago in service to plot.After his third wife died, Henry found himself in need of another wife and in a struggle to While I have read some of Alison Weir s non fiction, history, in the past, Anna of Kleve is my first foray into her historical fiction and it has been a pleasurable, positive experience I am an advocate of ...I love this series and this one, the one I ve been looking forward to the most, is, in my opinion, the best Perhaps the least well known of Henry s six wives, Anna is presented here in such a compelling way And she is so relatable She made the best of a situation that could have proved very bad indeed But she also, as shown here, dealt with some of the other constraints that were made on women at the time Much of this can only be speculation but it makes for a very good story and an I love this series and this one, the one I ...i love this book so much because of the fact that it givesto the storyline when i start learning king henry the eight i did not knew much his wife anna of kleve till i read this book i know what to doreading up about her i was always read about the other wives of henry the eight.Another excellent book in the Six Tudor Queens series I absolutely loved it Full review coming closer to publication date.Find this and other reviews at I think it fair to say I m not the right reader for Alison Weir s Anna of Kleve The Princess in the Portrait The book seems to have tickled the fancy of many, but I was not enthralled by the author s creative choices and admit my attention wandered onthan one occasion.While I identified no historical anachronisms, Weir took the story in directions I struggled to wrap my head around I consequently spenttime Find this and other reviews at I think it fair to say I m n...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This was extremely detailed and reads almostlike a biography enhanced with dialogue This just drags mostly from overly descriptive narrative of palaces, staff, horses, dresses, banquets, etc This was dull and boring in tone.I really wish that Queen Anna had lived her life as described in this novel I like to think of her having a secret lover and child.At the same time much of the gossip about Anna comes from Chapuys letters to the Emporer Chapuys was not a reliable or unbiased This was extremely detailed and reads almostlike a biography enhanced with dialogue This just drags mostly...

Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait
  • English
  • 05 November 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 499 pages
  • 1101966572
  • Alison Weir
  • Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait