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Marriage contract of Henry VIII with Anne of Cleves, 5 January 1540.
Catalogue reference: PRO 22/38
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This record is about the Marriage contract of Henry VIII with Anne of Cleves, 5 January 1540. dating from 1540 in the series Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Photographic Copies of Extraneous.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 22/38
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1540
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Description (What the record is about)
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Marriage contract of Henry VIII with Anne of Cleves, 5 January 1540.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Photograph from the original in Staatarchiv, Düsseldorf; presented by the Director, Landesbildstelle Niederheim.]
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 22
Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Photographic Copies of Extraneous...
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