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47 &lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;FONT size=+1&gt;Letter of Anne of Cleves to her husband, King
48Henry VIII&lt;br&gt;11 July 1540&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
49 &lt;p&gt;&lt;FONT size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;Background&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The following letter was Anne of Cleves's very
50 diplomatic response to Henry VIII's request for an annulment of their brief
51 marriage.&amp;nbsp; Though her brother pressed her to return home to the duchy of
52 Cleves, Anne was content to remain in England.&amp;nbsp; There were two reasons
53 for this - first, Henry was so grateful for her easy submission and gracious
54 manners, he rewarded her with a very comfortable lifestyle.&amp;nbsp; She was able
55 to live as a wealthy dowager and enjoyed a close relationship with the king
56 (now termed her 'brother') and his three children.&amp;nbsp; Secondly, she did not
57 want to face an ignominious return to Cleves.&amp;nbsp; After Henry's public
58 rejection of their union, she would not have found another husband and would
59 have been forced to rely on her brother's generosity.&lt;/FONT&gt;
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62 size=-1&gt;Henry was very impressed by this letter.&amp;nbsp; Its tone of respectful
63 subservience to his wishes inspired his gratitude.&amp;nbsp; Despite his
64 reputation for tyranny, the great king could be kind and generous.&amp;nbsp; Anne
65 had little cause to think ill of him.&amp;nbsp; After all, most historians focus
66 on Henry's feelings in this matter - but perhaps the lady from Cleves was less
67 than enamored with her husband and was equally desperate to escape the
68 marriage.&amp;nbsp; According to all reports, she learned to love English beer and
69 grew plump and&amp;nbsp; happy in her adopted country.&lt;/FONT&gt;
70 &lt;/p&gt;
71 &lt;hr&gt;
72 &lt;p&gt;Pleaseth your most excellent majesty to understand that,
73 whereas, at sundry times heretofore, I have been informed and perceived by
74 certain lords and others your grace's council, of the doubts and questions
75 which have been moved and found in our marriage; and how hath petition
76 thereupon been made to your highness by your nobles and commons, that the
77 same might be examined and determined by the holy clergy of this realm; to
78 testify to your highness by my writing, that which I have before promised by
79 my word and will, that is to say, that the matter should be examined and
80 determined by the said clergy; it may please your majesty to know that,
81 though this case must needs be most hard and sorrowful unto me, for the
82 great love which I bear to your most noble person, yet, having more regard
83 to God and his truth than to any worldly affection, as it beseemed me, at
84 the beginning, to submit me to such examination and determination of the
85 said clergy, whom I have and do accept for judges competent in that
86 behalf.&amp;nbsp; So now being ascertained how the same clergy hath therein
87 given their judgment and sentence, I acknowledge myself hereby to accept and
88 approve the same, wholly and entirely putting myself, for my state and
89 condition, to your highness' goodness and pleasure; most humbly beseeching
90 your majesty that, though it be determined that the pretended matrimony
91 between us is void and of none effect, whereby I neither can nor will repute
92 myself for your grace's wife, considering this sentence (whereunto I stand)
93 and your majesty's clean and pure living with me, yet it will please you to
94 take me for one of your humble servants, and so determine of me, as I may
95 sometimes have the fruition of your most noble presence; which as I shall
96 esteem for a great benefit, so, my lords and others of your majesty's
97 council, now being with me, have put me in comfort thereof; and that your
98 highness will take me for your sister; for the which I most humbly thank you
99 accordingly. &lt;BR&gt;Thus, most gracious prince, I beseech our Lord God to send
100 your majesty long life and good health, to God's glory, your own honor, and
101 the wealth of this noble realm. &lt;BR&gt;From Richmond, the 11th day of July, the
102 32nd year of your majesty's most noble reign. &lt;BR&gt;Your majesty's most humble
103 sister and servant, Anne the daughter of Cleves. &lt;/p&gt;
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