It Was Not Something Good To Remember
In Tudor court, disguise and dress-up were common, and this is how Henry tried to impress Anne. Nonetheless, by all accounts, this attempt to win over the German woman was a failure. Sarah-Beth Watkins, in her book Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s Unwanted Wife, recounts Henry’s imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys as saying of the meeting, “Suddenly, [Henry] embraced and kissed [Anne]… and she being abashed and not knowing who it was thanked him.” Anne, on the other hand, “regarded [the king] little [and] always looked out the window.” during the pair’s ensuing chat.
It Was Not Something Good To Remember
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