The story of Lady Anne Clifford is one of feminine victory in a
man's world, the men including King James I, Charles I, Oliver
Cromwell and two husbands: the Earl of Dorset, gambler, womaniser
and waster, and the Earl of Pembroke, also gambler, womaniser etc.
Lady Anne was the third child of George Clifford, Earl of
Cumberland, Elizabeth I's Royal Champion. Henry VIII was Anne's
great-great uncle. From the age of ten, Anne was a highly regarded
figure at Elizabeth's Court. Her two brothers died in infancy,
leaving her sole heiress, but when father died in 1605 his illegal
will left all to his younger brother. Lady Anne (aged 15) objected
to the will and, rightfully, claimed the estates herself. Kings,
archbishops and husbands spent years trying to persuade her that
she, a mere female, should think of the greater good of society as
God and men had ordered it, give up her claim, and let the men have
what was properly theirs. By shrewd moves, sheer determination and
faith, Lady Anne outlasted and defeated the lot of them, restored
her castles and became the grande dame of the north.
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