Episode 30: Anne of Cleves (The Queen Who Lived)

Heretic History Podcast

Anne of Cleves was not born to be a queen... but by chance or fate she found herself married at the age of 24 to Henry VIII of England, arguably the most infamous ruler of his day. Anne's arrival in England should have been the start of a real-life fairy tale, instead it was the beginning of a nightmare. Separated from her family in a strange new land and unhappily married to a King with a ferocious reputation. She would have to rely on herself to navigate the dangerous terrain of the English court, where one wrong move might cost you your reputation, your freedom or even your life.