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In the early 1570s, a scandal worthy of the court of Henry VIII set Europe's noble courts ablaze with one of century's most shocking marital debacles. Anna of Saxony (1544-1577), wife of the Dutch prince and rebel leader William of Orange, had embarked on a torrid love affair with the father of one of the age's greatest painters and was pregnant with her lover's child. The princess' pregnancy and subsequent descent into madness signaled the end of a troubled royal marriage that had begun full of promise and with one of the most spectacular wedding celebrations of the age.

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The reader becomes engrossed in the story, impressed with Ingrun Mann's meticulous research, convinced by her psychological hypotheses about Anna and the people around her. In particular, she does a wonderful job interpreting Anna's affair with Jan Rubens. She builds up the circumstances in a way that increases suspense and momentum. That's a talent all readers will appreciate. In this closely reasoned and finely sifted, detailed work, the reader always wants to see what happens next. That's a rare quality in so sensitive a biography. The reader comes away informed and entertained.Alan E. Bernstein, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona, author of The Formation of Hell This meticulously researched and vividly narrated biography of Anna of Saxony reads like a novel. The author's detailed treatment of Anna, the impetuous, rebellious, and ultimately tragic wife of William of Orange, recreates in almost cinematic detail and drama sixteenth- century European aristocratic marriage and family practices in the tumultuous era of the Reformation.Gail L. Bernstein, Professor Emerita of the University of Arizona, author of Haruko's World and Isami's House

The reader becomes engrossed in the story, impressed with Ingrun Mann's meticulous research, convinced by her psychological hypotheses about Anna and the people around her. In particular, she does a wonderful job interpreting Anna's affair with Jan Rubens. She builds up the circumstances in a way that increases suspense and momentum. That's a talent all readers will appreciate. In this closely reasoned and finely sifted, detailed work, the reader always wants to see what happens next. That's a rare quality in so sensitive a biography. The reader comes away informed and entertained. Alan E. Bernstein, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona, author of The Formation of Hell This meticulously researched and vividly narrated biography of Anna of Saxony reads like a novel. The author's detailed treatment of Anna, the impetuous, rebellious, and ultimately tragic wife of William of Orange, recreates in almost cinematic detail and drama sixteenth- century European aristocratic marriage and family practices in the tumultuous era of the Reformation. Gail L. Bernstein, Professor Emerita of the University of Arizona, author of Haruko's World and Isami's House

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