The Fifth Queen · Character
Anne of Cleves
The king's fourth wife, a foreign princess navigating the English court.
minor
Also known as Anne, Cleves
First appearance: part i the coming
Anne of Cleves shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The new Queen, arrived at Rochester, discussed as a Lutheran and a political pawn.
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In I: The new Queen, arrived at Rochester, discussed as a Lutheran and a political pawn. Later, in IV: Referenced as the Queen whose arrival is imminent and whom the King despises, comparing her to a pig stuck with…
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