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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but flawed.
This book pulls together a good amount of information about the life of Henry VIII's most neglected queen, Anne of Cleves. The chapters on her life following her divorce are especially interesting. Saaler, however, spends a fair amount of space contrasting Henry's divorce from Anne to his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and it is here that she makes a number of...
Published on January 9, 2000
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Glaring Error
Ms. Saaler tells us that Catherine of Aragon did not mind being divorced- had no problem with being put aside by Henry VIII. Not true! If this error is any indication of Ms. Saalor's research, then the entire book needs to be read with a huge grain of salt. Very disappointing.
Published on November 16, 2001
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but flawed.,
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This review is from: Ann Of Cleves: Fourth Wife of Henry VIII (Paperback)
This book pulls together a good amount of information about the life of Henry VIII's most neglected queen, Anne of Cleves. The chapters on her life following her divorce are especially interesting. Saaler, however, spends a fair amount of space contrasting Henry's divorce from Anne to his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and it is here that she makes a number of mistakes. She makes numerous references to Emperor Charles V being Catherine's uncle, when he was actually her nephew. She also states that Catherine was precontracted to Henry's brother Arthur, but that they were never married. They did in fact marry, and the entire divorce question turned on whether or not that marriage had ever been consumated. These may not be grave errors, but they do tend to detract from Saaler's credibility for the reader who well-versed in Tudor history.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Glaring Error,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ann Of Cleves: Fourth Wife of Henry VIII (Paperback)
Ms. Saaler tells us that Catherine of Aragon did not mind being divorced- had no problem with being put aside by Henry VIII. Not true! If this error is any indication of Ms. Saalor's research, then the entire book needs to be read with a huge grain of salt. Very disappointing.
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Ann Of Cleves: Fourth Wife of Henry VIII by Mary Saaler (Paperback - June 1, 1995)
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