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May 17, 2009 · Protestant Anne of Cleves: Directed by Jeremy Podeswa. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, James Frain, Joss Stone. Henry settles on Anne Of Cleves as his fourth wife but is disappointed with her attractiveness and blames Cromwell for his unhappy situation.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Jeremy Podeswa
- 2009-05-17
"The Tudors" Protestant Anne of Cleves (TV Episode 2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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The king marries Anne to make a Protestant political alliance, on the advice of Thomas Cromwell. However the king is not attracted to her, saying "I like her not!", and the marriage is annulled only months later.
Character NamePortrayed ByHistorical BasisFirst AppearanceKing Henry VIIIJonathan Rhys Meyers (2007–2010)Episode 1.01Cardinal WolseyEpisode 1.01Sir Anthony KnivetCallum Blue (2007)Episode 1.01Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkHenry Cavill (2007–2010)Episode 1.01- Season 3
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Three years after Jane Seymour's death, Henry is looking to wed again in episode 3.06. Thomas Cromwell, in a bid to steer the King towards the Protestant Reformation, advises him to marry princess Anne, who is sister of the wealthy Duke Wilhelm (William) of Cleves, ruler of a small German state near Holland. Since Catholic France and the Holy Roman...
Despite being a dowager princess, Anne of Cleves is provided for generously since she does not protest the annulment; she continues to live a comfortable and dignified life in England. She spends most of her time living quietly at Hever- interestingly, the ancestral residence of one of her predecessors, Anne Boleyn. She often invites Mary and Eliza...
(to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk) "Your Grace, I remember zat you vonce taught me to play cards. I am very grateful; as a result of your tuition, I have von a fortune!""Lady Elizabeth is like a daughter to me... to have had her as a daughter, I tink, vould have been a greater honor zan ever having been Queen.""Your Majesty should be very proud of your daughters, both of zem. Zey do you a great credit. The Lady Mary is... very serious and religious, but she is very clever. Like some vomen, she likes to h...Anne was the last of Henry VIII's wives to die. She outlived Henry by 10 years and his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr, by 9 years. She even outlived her step-son, Prince Edward Tudor, by 4 ye...
Michael Hirst. Writer (8 Episodes) Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour is happy, fruitful and tragically short; the king brutally suppresses a rebellion against his religious reforms; England, Spain and the Pope ally against England, forcing Henry to marry a Protestant.
May 17, 2009 · Michael Hirst. Directed by. Jeremy Podeswa. Episode guide. War looms with France and Spain aligning against England with backing from Rome, so Henry agrees to a politically fortuitous marriage with Anne of Cleves (Joss Stone), a plain and unsophisticated German aristocrat he has never met. Categories.
