Anne of Cleves/Richmond Palace & Peter DeCicco by Pam Seres
Hi everyone,
Apologies for not having any posts or updates over the last several weeks. Things have been quite busy with me trying to sort out the required paperwork for an emigration visa for my wife in relation to our impending move back to Australia later in the Year.
Talk about slow time when you want somemthing out of your local police force, evern worse when you are trying to get the required info from overseas countries....!
Any way back to business.
Pam has kindly sent me her latest article and interview for your reading pleasure. I must apologize to Pam for the lateness in putting her article on my bloc. SORRY
So sit back and enjoy
After Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, died after giving birth to Prince Edward, Henry began seeking another wife. In Tudor Times royal marriages had another function, besides getting heirs, political alliances. Thomas Cromwell, the king's chief minister was excited at the possibility of an alliance with the up-and-coming Protestant state in Germany.
Since Henry broke from Rome, England had been isolated from France and Spain. If they combined alliances France and Spain could be a major threat to England. King Henry VIII examined a portrait of Anne of Cleves done by Holbein. He was satisfied that she was attractive so he agreed to marry her.
But, when Anne arrived in England on New Year's Day 1540, Henry did not find her attractive at all. Henry knew that he had to go along with the marriage but was very unhappy about it. On January 6, 1540, Anne of Cleves became Henry VIII's fourth wife. In the six months that Henry and Anne of Cleves were married it was said that Henry could not bring himself to consummate the marriage. Henry blamed Thomas Cromwell for the fiasco of his marriage. The King had Thomas arrested on June 10 1540 and Thomas Cromwell was executed on July 28 1540.
Anne of Cleves was said to be staying at Richmond Palace when she heard the news of her divorce from Henry. Unlike Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves didn't dispute the proceedings becoming the King's sister. Henry gave Anne a very generous settlement of manors and estates, which included Hever Castle and Richmond Palace.
Richmond Palace was built on the site of the old royal residence of Sheen in Surrey along the banks of the Thames. A fire broke out at Christmas on December 21, 1498. It destroyed the old building. King Henry VIII decided to build a new palace in Sheen's place. When the new palace was ready for the royal family's use, the name of "Richmond" was given to the Palace because of the earldom Henry held when he won at Bosworth Field.
Anne of Cleves not only learned of her divorce from Henry VIII at Richmond Palace she continued to spend a lot of her time there after her divorce.
Richmond Palace is rich in Tudor history, both Henry VII and his granddaughter, Elizabeth I, died there.
Today many romance novels feature castles as the back drop for their stories. Castles bring us our dark and tormented heroes with mystery. I have interviewed Peter DeCicco, a Mr. Romance winner and cover model, to get his take on history and what he thinks about the covers he is on.
Why do you think that castles are an interest to many?
Castles are mysterious; I was just in one in Denmark
And what if anything intrigues you about them?
That they were part of history and that many are said to have ghosts in them.
What do you know about King Henry VIII & His Six Wives?
That he was a very busy man.
Would you ever contemplate Six Wives?
No. One would be as far as I could handle.
What, so far if anything, have you learned about being the Dark Castle Lord, by being on a romance cover and working with the industry?
I am not sure if I learned anything, but I had a tremendous amount of fun and met incredible people.
For more information on Peter and his work, visit his web site at: www.peterdecicco.com
Pamela Seres
Apologies for not having any posts or updates over the last several weeks. Things have been quite busy with me trying to sort out the required paperwork for an emigration visa for my wife in relation to our impending move back to Australia later in the Year.
Talk about slow time when you want somemthing out of your local police force, evern worse when you are trying to get the required info from overseas countries....!
Any way back to business.
Pam has kindly sent me her latest article and interview for your reading pleasure. I must apologize to Pam for the lateness in putting her article on my bloc. SORRY
So sit back and enjoy
After Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, died after giving birth to Prince Edward, Henry began seeking another wife. In Tudor Times royal marriages had another function, besides getting heirs, political alliances. Thomas Cromwell, the king's chief minister was excited at the possibility of an alliance with the up-and-coming Protestant state in Germany.
Since Henry broke from Rome, England had been isolated from France and Spain. If they combined alliances France and Spain could be a major threat to England. King Henry VIII examined a portrait of Anne of Cleves done by Holbein. He was satisfied that she was attractive so he agreed to marry her.
But, when Anne arrived in England on New Year's Day 1540, Henry did not find her attractive at all. Henry knew that he had to go along with the marriage but was very unhappy about it. On January 6, 1540, Anne of Cleves became Henry VIII's fourth wife. In the six months that Henry and Anne of Cleves were married it was said that Henry could not bring himself to consummate the marriage. Henry blamed Thomas Cromwell for the fiasco of his marriage. The King had Thomas arrested on June 10 1540 and Thomas Cromwell was executed on July 28 1540.
Anne of Cleves was said to be staying at Richmond Palace when she heard the news of her divorce from Henry. Unlike Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves didn't dispute the proceedings becoming the King's sister. Henry gave Anne a very generous settlement of manors and estates, which included Hever Castle and Richmond Palace.
Richmond Palace was built on the site of the old royal residence of Sheen in Surrey along the banks of the Thames. A fire broke out at Christmas on December 21, 1498. It destroyed the old building. King Henry VIII decided to build a new palace in Sheen's place. When the new palace was ready for the royal family's use, the name of "Richmond" was given to the Palace because of the earldom Henry held when he won at Bosworth Field.
Anne of Cleves not only learned of her divorce from Henry VIII at Richmond Palace she continued to spend a lot of her time there after her divorce.
Richmond Palace is rich in Tudor history, both Henry VII and his granddaughter, Elizabeth I, died there.
Today many romance novels feature castles as the back drop for their stories. Castles bring us our dark and tormented heroes with mystery. I have interviewed Peter DeCicco, a Mr. Romance winner and cover model, to get his take on history and what he thinks about the covers he is on.
Why do you think that castles are an interest to many?
Castles are mysterious; I was just in one in Denmark
And what if anything intrigues you about them?
That they were part of history and that many are said to have ghosts in them.
What do you know about King Henry VIII & His Six Wives?
That he was a very busy man.
Would you ever contemplate Six Wives?
No. One would be as far as I could handle.
What, so far if anything, have you learned about being the Dark Castle Lord, by being on a romance cover and working with the industry?
I am not sure if I learned anything, but I had a tremendous amount of fun and met incredible people.
For more information on Peter and his work, visit his web site at: www.peterdecicco.com
Pamela Seres
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