She has gone down in history as the lucky fourth wife of Henry the 8th, but as we've

discovered in the first two parts of this series, Anne of Cleaves was anything but lucky. She was

patient, intelligent, and kind. She was human like you and me. Unlike her predecessors,

Anne was able to maneuver through a failed marriage to become the longest surviving of all of Henry's

wives. Hello and welcome to the Tudors Dynasty podcast. My name is Rebecca Larson, owner of

tudorsdynasty.com, and today we are concluding our series on one of your favorite

tutor queens, Anne of Cleaves. As usual, before I begin, I must thank those who have helped

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of you who have been with me from the beginning. Welcome back to those who have come in some time after.

And for those of you who are new to this podcast, welcome. Now sit back, turn up the volume,

close your eyes, and let's transport back in time to the life

of Anne of Cleves.

At the end of my last podcast, Anne of Cleaves Part 2, it was the 9th of July 1540, and the

marriage between King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleaves was declared null and void,

and Anne would, going forward, be called the king's sister.

I'm going to quote author Elizabeth Norton again because she says it so well.

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