He Likes Me Not
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As Anne Of Cleves is asked in her hand of marriage to Henry VIII she wonders if she has married a tyrant who could just kill her, she realizes she is just a piece in the game of chess. When she arrives in England she does not know English customs and feels alone, she will discover maybe Henry VIII tries to please her as much as she does Henry.
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