Episode 5 continues this by detailing the oddities in the courtship between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves.Thomas Cromwell’s role in the proceedings is the focus, but strangely, the real story of ...

Anne of Cleves and Henry’s marriage was annulled before Wolf Hall ended. Cromwell suggested that Henry offer a settlement, and that’s exactly what happened.

Anne of Cleves, the daughter of a German duke, became a prospect for diplomatic reasons: The marriage would ally England with a Protestant duchy, thus solidifying England’s religious reformation.

Anne of Cleves, played by Dana Hurfurth in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light on MASTERPIECE . With politics in disarray and another of Henry VIII’s wives tragically shuffling off her mortal ...