Between Her Legs The Smell of Rotting Fish - The Tragic Fate of Henry VIII’s Fourth Wife

Описание: “Between her legs the smell of dead fish.”
That single phrase, whispered through the courts of Tudor England, destroyed the reputation of a queen.

Anne of Cleves — the woman Henry VIII called his “mare of Flanders” — entered England as a political prize and left it as a national joke. Her marriage to the king lasted just six months, but the humiliation would echo for centuries. Behind the legend of the “smell of dead fish” lies a web of deceit, propaganda, and royal cruelty.

This video uncovers the truth behind one of history’s most infamous insults — how a young German princess became trapped in Henry’s decaying world of vanity, lust, and disease. From the disastrous wedding night to the annulment that followed, you’ll discover how Anne of Cleves survived a tyrant, outlived all his other wives, and turned disgrace into quiet triumph.

What You’ll Learn:
• The real story behind “Between her legs the smell of dead fish”
• How Henry VIII’s courtiers weaponized disgust to end a royal marriage
• The political motives that made Anne a scapegoat for a decaying monarch
• Why the insult reveals more about Henry’s body than hers
• How Anne of Cleves became one of the few Tudors to die peacefully

Sources:
• Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII (1539–1540)
• Chapuys Correspondence – Reports of the Imperial Ambassador to Emperor Charles V
• Alison Weir, Henry VIII: The King and His Court
• Antonia Fraser, The Six Wives of Henry VIII
• British Library Manuscript Collection, The Anne of Cleves Papers