Six Tudor Queens: Anna of Kleve, the Princess in the Portrait (Hardcover)

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The novel was sent to me by the publisher Ballantine Books/Random House via Netgalley. Thank you. Because Henry VIII's fourth marriage was purely political it does not appear to have the same drama as his other marriages. Yet, in Alison Weir's biographical novel Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the...

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Anna of Kleve is the least well-known of Henry VIII's six wives, but Weir is able to create a compelling portrait here, based on her deep knowledge of Tudor history and some tantalizing hints found in historical records. While many reviewers are critical of Weir's decisions in this book, it is a ...

from JanaRose1

This book outlines the life of Anna of Kleve, Henry VIII's fourth wife. This was a well written and interesting book. The author used speculation and history to create her own version of Anna's life, one a bit unexpected and thrilling. The book was well paced and kept me engaged throughout the st...

from PensiveCat

The thing is, Alison Weir told a very good story about Anne of Cleves (or Anna of Kleve), but the most exciting bits are fictional (or at least highly unlikely). So yes, interesting, kept me turning the page, but as a history nerd it was hard to accept the alternate storyline.

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Alison Weir returns with the 4th installment of her Six Tudor Queens series, Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait. Perhaps the least well known of Ht.enry VIII wives, this was the novel I was most interested in reading. Weir's non-fiction tome - The Six Wives of Henry VIII -- was written i...