The Marrying of Anne of Cleves: Royal Protocol in Early Modern England - Couverture rigide

Warnicke, Retha M.

 
9780521770378: The Marrying of Anne of Cleves: Royal Protocol in Early Modern England
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521770378 ISBN 13 : 9780521770378
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

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 - which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne. It also provides a rich context of 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, from the advent of negotiations and the portrait of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger to Henry's Rochester greeting of Anne - in disguise - and the Greenwich nuptials, all followed usual royal protocol. But the king's sexual incapacity, which prevented the consummation of the marriage, culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, who were both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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 - which differs greatly from the usual stereotyped accounts of Anne. It also provides a rich context of 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, from the advent of negotiations and the portrait of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger to Henry's Rochester greeting of Anne - in disguise - and the Greenwich nuptials, all followed usual royal protocol. But the king's sexual incapacity, which prevented the consummation of the marriage, culminated in the fall and subsequent execution of Thomas Cromwell and his client Lord Hungerford, who were both tarred with the brush of sexual heresy.

Revue de presse

'Review of the hardback: I have nothing but praise for this 'fresh and original' treatment of a most unsatisfactory episode in English history.' The Canterra Times

Review of the hardback: '... a fascinating study which sheds much needed ... light on a murky period in our history.' Contemporary Review

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521770378
ISBN 13 
9780521770378
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
376
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521179690: The Marrying of Anne of Cleves: Royal Protocol in Tudor England

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521179696 ISBN 13 :  9780521179690
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011
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