Anne of Cleves (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Month & year Anne of Cleves became Henry VIII's 4th wife
Month & year Anne of Cleves became Henry VIII's 4th wife
January 1540
Duration of Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves
Duration of Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves
Four months
Minister who orchestrated Henry's match to Anne of Cleves
Minister who orchestrated Henry's match to Anne of Cleves
Thomas Cromwell
Year Anne of Cleves was born
Year Anne of Cleves was born
Around 1515
Anne of Cleves' age when she arrived in England
Anne of Cleves' age when she arrived in England
24 years old
Henry VIII's cruel nickname for Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII's cruel nickname for Anne of Cleves
Flanders mare
Main political reason for Anne of Cleves marriage (1539)
Main political reason for Anne of Cleves marriage (1539)
Threat from Catholic powers in Europe
Duke of Cleves' religious position
Duke of Cleves' religious position
Sympathetic to Protestant ideas
Henry's male heirs before Anne of Cleves marriage
Henry's male heirs before Anne of Cleves marriage
One - Prince Edward
Month & year marriage treaty with Anne of Cleves signed
Month & year marriage treaty with Anne of Cleves signed
October 1539
Date of Henry VIII's wedding to Anne of Cleves
Date of Henry VIII's wedding to Anne of Cleves
6 January 1540
Grounds for annulment of Anne of Cleves marriage
Grounds for annulment of Anne of Cleves marriage
Non-consummation
Month & year of Thomas Cromwell's execution
Month & year of Thomas Cromwell's execution
July 1540
Catherine Howard's family background
Catherine Howard's family background
Powerful Catholic Howard family
Anne of Cleves' title after marriage annulment
Anne of Cleves' title after marriage annulment
King's 'sister'