Sep 14, 2022
[id: a photo from Anna, Duchess of Cleves by Heather R. Darsie. It reads:
“It has been repeatedly asserted that Elizabeth I chose never to marry because of what happened to her mother Anne Boleyn, what she saw happen to her stepmothers Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, and Katheryn Howard, not to mention the ill-treatment of Katherine of Aragon, and Mary I's diminished position in the realm after her marriage to Philip Il of Spain. But what if there was more to it than fear of what had gone before? What if Elizabeth had a role model? A woman who was independent, prudent, intelligent, bold, tolerant, and managed her own affairs?
“Anna is just such a figure for Elizabeth I. Despite the annulment, [text cuts off here]”. end id.]
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#Elizabeth I#Anna von Kleve#Anne of Cleves#Anna of Cleves#(*all* the tags!)#the author fully acknowledges that they can only go on speculation#but y’know what? I’m choosing to incorporate it into my belief system#* system#Anne Boleyn#Jane Seymour#Katherine Howard#Catherine of Aragon#Mary I#IPV mention#intimate partner violence mention#abuse mention#death mention#murder mention#text heavy