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On This Day In Royal History 6th January 1540 - King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves . Around the year 1539, Henry wished to marry once again to ensure the succession. Thomas Cromwell, now Earl of Essex & chief minister to Henry, suggested Anne, the sister of the Duke of Cleves, who was seen as an important ally in case of a Roman Catholic attack on England, for the duke fell between Lutheranism & Catholicism. ◼ Hans Holbein the Younger was dispatched to Cleves to paint a portrait of Anne for the king. Despite speculation that Holbein painted her in an overly flattering light, it is more likely that the portrait was accurate; Holbein remained in favour at court. ◼ After regarding Holbein’s portrayal, & urged by the complimentary description of Anne given by his courtiers, the king agreed to wed Anne. ◼ Despite Henry’s very vocal misgivings, the two were married on 6 January 1540 at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. ◼ The phrase “God send me well to keep” was engraved around Anne’s wedding ring. Immediately after arriving in England, Anne conformed to the Anglican form of worship, which Henry expected. ◼ It was not long before Henry wished to annul the marriage so he could marry another (Catherine Howard, they married on 28th July 1540). Anne did not argue, & confirmed that the marriage had never been consummated. ◼ The subject of Anne’s previous marriage arrangements with the Duke of Lorraine’s son eventually provided for the answer, one complicated enough that the remaining impediments to an annulment were thus removed. ◼ Henry’s fourth marriage was subsequently dissolved, & Anne received the title of “The King’s Beloved Sister”, two houses & a generous allowance. . #OnThisDayInHistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1540 #d6jan #HenryVIII #HenryVIIIofEngland #RoyalWedding #KingHenryVIII #AnneofCleves #History #houseoftudor #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Wedding #London #Greenwich #OTD #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #Instahistory #instaroyals #TudorHistory #tudor #Tudors (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_vo-ugtTB/?igshid=1frmopfkh4ynt

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On This Day In History 6 January 1017 King Cnut’s coronation About Cnut; 👑 Cnut the Great (born, c. 985 or 995), more commonly known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway & parts of Sweden, together often referred to as the Anglo-Scandinavian or North Sea Empire. ◼ Cnut’s father was Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark. The identity of his mother is uncertain. ◼ As a Prince of Denmark, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England & Denmark together. Cnut maintained his power by uniting Danes & English under cultural bonds of wealth & custom, rather than by sheer brutality. ◼ After a decade of conflict with opponents in Scandinavia, Cnut claimed the crown of Norway in Trondheim in 1028. The Swedish city Sigtuna was held by Cnut. He had coins struck there that called him king, but there is no narrative record of his occupation. ◼ The kingship of England lent the Danes an important link to the maritime zone between the islands of Great Britain & Ireland, where Cnut, like his father before him, had a strong interest & wielded much influence among the Norse-Gaels. ◼ Cnut’s possession of England’s dioceses & the continental Diocese of Denmark with a claim laid upon it by the Holy Roman Empire’s Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen was a source of great leverage within the Catholic Church, gaining notable concessions from Pope Benedict VIII & his successor John XIX, such as one on the price of the pallium of his bishops. Cnut also gained concessions on the tolls his people had to pay on the way to Rome from other magnates of medieval Christendom, at the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor. ◼ The Anglo-Saxon kings used the title “king of the English”. Cnut was ealles Engla landes cyning—"king of all England.“ . #OnThisDayInHistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1017 #d6jan #KingCnut #KingCanute #Royalty #monarchy #heritage #coronation #HouseofDenmark #KingofDenmark #KingofNorway #history #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #London #OnThisDay #Medieval #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_tDGKgtCI/?igshid=1hh68mkjz41tf

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On This Day In History . 6th January 1540 . - King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves . . Around the year 1539, Henry wished to marry once again to ensure the succession. Thomas Cromwell, now Earl of Essex & chief minister to Henry, suggested Anne, the sister of the Duke of Cleves, who was seen as an important ally in case of a Roman Catholic attack on England, for the duke fell between Lutheranism & Catholicism. . ◼ Hans Holbein the Younger was dispatched to Cleves to paint a portrait of Anne for the king. Despite speculation that Holbein painted her in an overly flattering light, it is more likely that the portrait was accurate; Holbein remained in favour at court. . ◼ After regarding Holbein's portrayal, & urged by the complimentary description of Anne given by his courtiers, the king agreed to wed Anne. . ◼ Despite Henry's very vocal misgivings, the two were married on 6 January 1540 at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. . ◼ The phrase "God send me well to keep" was engraved around Anne’s wedding ring. Immediately after arriving in England, Anne conformed to the Anglican form of worship, which Henry expected. . ◼ It was not long before Henry wished to annul the marriage so he could marry another (Catherine Howard, they married on 28th July 1540). Anne did not argue, & confirmed that the marriage had never been consummated. . ◼ The subject of Anne's previous marriage arrangements with the Duke of Lorraine's son eventually provided for the answer, one complicated enough that the remaining impediments to an annulment were thus removed. . ◼ Henry's fourth marriage was subsequently dissolved, & Anne received the title of "The King's Beloved Sister", two houses & a generous allowance. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1540 #d6jan #HenryVIII #HenryVIIIofEngland #RoyalWedding #KingHenryVIII #AnneofCleves #History #houseoftudor #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Wedding #London #Greenwich (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTPH31FyB9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vieslmjok029

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On This Day In History . 6 January 1017 . King Cnut coronation . . About Cnut; . 👑 Cnut the Great (born, c. 985 or 995), more commonly known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway & parts of Sweden, together often referred to as the Anglo-Scandinavian or North Sea Empire. . ◼ Cnut's father was Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark. The identity of his mother is uncertain. . ◼ As a Prince of Denmark, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England & Denmark together. Cnut maintained his power by uniting Danes & English under cultural bonds of wealth & custom, rather than by sheer brutality. . ◼ After a decade of conflict with opponents in Scandinavia, Cnut claimed the crown of Norway in Trondheim in 1028. The Swedish city Sigtuna was held by Cnut. He had coins struck there that called him king, but there is no narrative record of his occupation. . ◼ The kingship of England lent the Danes an important link to the maritime zone between the islands of Great Britain & Ireland, where Cnut, like his father before him, had a strong interest & wielded much influence among the Norse-Gaels. . ◼ Cnut's possession of England's dioceses & the continental Diocese of Denmark with a claim laid upon it by the Holy Roman Empire's Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen was a source of great leverage within the Catholic Church, gaining notable concessions from Pope Benedict VIII & his successor John XIX, such as one on the price of the pallium of his bishops. Cnut also gained concessions on the tolls his people had to pay on the way to Rome from other magnates of medieval Christendom, at the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor. . ◼ The Anglo-Saxon kings used the title "king of the English". Cnut was ealles Engla landes cyning—"king of all England." . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1017 #d6jan #KingCnut #KingCanute #Royalty #monarchy #heritage #coronation #HouseofDenmark #KingofDenmark #KingofNorway #history #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #London (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTN-0TFhqh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3jwa1io7qjjt