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The Fifth Queen · Character

Anne of Cleves

The king's fourth wife, a foreign princess navigating the English court.

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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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  • Other

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  • Courtly power players
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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