who was the flanders mare?

Answer 1

If you don't know your sad

Anne of Cleves

Answer 2

Anne of Cleves, known as ‘The Flanders Mare’ was the fourth wife of Henry VIII. Henry was persuaded to marry Anne to form an alliance with her brother William, Duke of Cleves against the combined forces of France and The Holy Roman Empire. In 1540, Anne duly arrived in England, the wedding took place but Henry divorced her within six months.

The traditional story is that Henry was disappointed by Anne’s appearance, which did not live up to the portrait he had commissioned from Hans Holbein the Younger. Henry called her ‘The Flanders Mare’ and berated his ministers for deceiving him and persuaded Anne to accept a generous divorce settlement.

The truth of the matter is somewhat different. It is true that Holbein painted a flattering portrait of Anne omitting her smallpox scars. But it was usual practice for Holbein, when seeking out prospective brides, to make a flattering portrait of the sitter, which would please them and their family and surreptitiously make a true likeness which he brought back secretly for the king. Henry would therefore have known what Anne really looked like.

The alliance against Henry by France and The Holy Roman Empire never took place and so it is probable that Henry, no longer needed the support of Anne’s brother the Duke. The bride was therefore despatched and Henry could look for another more agreeable companion.

Answer 3

The "Flanders Mare" was Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. He fell in love with her on the basis of a flattering portrait that he had been given, but when he saw her in the flesh was hugely disappointed, even to the extent of refuseing to have marital relations with her.
It should also be added that at this time (1540) the fat tyrant had some inkling that he was becomeing unpopular, especially in religious matters, and deemed it unwise to be so clearly associated with the Protestantism that Anne and her background represented, when the general mood was still overwhelmingly Catholic in belief. Hence after he had the proxy marriage to Anne annulled, his fifth wife was the "Catholic" Catherine Howard.

Answer 4

Henry the 8th fourth wife, Ann of Cleves

Answer 5

4th. wife of Henry VIII.

Born: 22 Sep 1515, Düsseldorf, Cleves, Germany

Died: 16/7 Jul 1557, Chelsea Old Palace, England

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

Father: John III of Cleves (D. Cleves)

Mother: Marie of Julich

Married : HENRY VIII TUDOR (King of England) 6 Jan 1540, Greenwich, England ANNULMENT Jul 1540

When she arrived Henry was so eager to see her that he raced to where she was staying and burst in upon her unannounced. Anne didn't speak English, didn't know who this fat stranger was, and was busy watching something out the window, so she more or less ignored Henry. The king's pride was wounded. "I like her not!" he told all and sundry. He found her ugly - downright repulsive - and the last thing he wanted to do was marry her.

But Henry couldn't wriggle out of his treaty with Cleves. The wedding took place on Jan 6, 1540 with the groom protesting every step of the way.Poor Anne of Cleves - barely able to speak English, in a foreign land, and despised by her intended husband! The confused woman was led to a private marriage ceremony at Greenwich and, then, to her equally humiliating marriage-bed. The union was not consummated, a subject which Henry was firm upon - he spoke openly of how disgusted he was ('struck to the heart' by distaste, he 'left her as good a maid as he found her'). They lay together for the entire length of their marriage but were never physically intimate. At first Anne had no idea that her husband was displeased with her. She told her ladies, "Why, when he comes to bed he kisseth me, and taketh me by the hand, and biddeth me 'Good night, sweetheart'". Her lady, Eleanor Paston, Countess of Rutland, had to tell her that this wasn't enough to cause a pregnancy.After a few months had passed, the French-Imperial alliance showed signs of cooling and Henry's natural boldness had returned. He wanted out of this fourth marriage - and told Cromwell to arrange it.
Eventually Anne learned that her husband wished to be rid of her. She was shrewd enough to realize that her life was in danger. To Henry's amazement, she cooperated with his desire to have the marriage annulled. Four months after their marriage, Henry found a new mistress, Catherine Howard, who was, like so many of his previous wives, his Queen's lady in waiting. In Jul of the same year Henry had the marriage terminated on the grounds that he did not consent inwardly to the marriage, and because Anne had once been engaged to the Duke of Lorraine's son. On 9 Jul, Parliament declared the marriage null and void and Anne, surprising Henry and the court, was content to be called 'sister' and receive a handsome income and household in England. Henry was so pleased with this unexpected docility that he gave her status second only to his daughters, Princesses Mary and Elizabeth, both of whom came to befriend Anne.

Answer 6

didn't catch her name but we had a wild night followed by a breakfast of fried bobbo. For those of you who know not what a bobbo is, it is a childish name for a horse, So, not only did I wrestle away the dark hours with one Flanders Mare, I ate a bit of another - with a fried egg for brekkie.................

Answer 7

It was Anne of Cleves - Henry VIIIs 4th wife. That's what he called her 'cos she was meant to be quite ugly with "slack" boobs from what I recall.

Answer 8

Ann of cleeves

Answer 9

she was one of henry the v111's wives, anne of cleves

Answer 10

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