Henry VIII of England Quote

The King found her [Anne of Cleves] so different from her picture…that…he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.


Tobias Smollett A Complete History of England (3rd ed., 1759)


The King found her [Anne of Cleves] so different from her picture…that…he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.

The King found her [Anne of Cleves] so different from her picture…that…he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.

The King found her [Anne of Cleves] so different from her picture…that…he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.

The King found her [Anne of Cleves] so different from her picture…that…he swore they had brought him a Flanders mare.