Anna of Kleve Review

Title:  Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait

Author:  Alison Weir

Series: Six Tudor Queens book 4

Pages: 499

Genre: Historical fiction

Rating: 3 stars

Anna of Kleve is the fourth book in the Six Tudor Queens series, and even though it is a series each book is a standalone about a different one of Henry VIII's wives. This one being one of the lesser known ones. Anna of Kleve. I did enjoy this one though I pretty sure the book about Anne Boleyn is my favorite as she is my favorite of Henry's wives thought this one is a close second. I enjoyed that this one used Anna instead of Anne as for the majority of her life she would have been called Anna and Kleve is the German spelling of Cleve. Anna was a German princess more technically a German Duchess and it's safe to assume that the marriage was for a political alliance.  

And even though Anna wasn't an English citizen I have to say that she was probably the wisest of Henry's wives in how she handled the situation she found herself in. 

I enjoy Alison's nonfiction works   and I am finding that I am loving this series as well.  Even though there's no way to ever know what actually happened between historical people she still tries to stick to the facts as much as possible. So the historical thread is woven throughout the book but the book still reads like an historical fiction book and not a textbook.   So it made for an enjoyable read. 

With this being mainstream historical fiction there is language and other adult content. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.