A Daughter of the Reformation Anne was born during the reign of King Henry VIII to an honoured knight, Sir William Askew. Anne was described as attractive in form and faith, a beautiful and high-spirited young woman, well educated, with unusual gifts, and "very pious." Her father arranged that she should be married to the son of a friend, Thomas Kyme, to whom her deceased sister had originally been promised.Anne Askew Anne Askew Anne endeavored to be a faithful wife, and bore her husband two children. However, despite an initially happy marriage, her husband, Kyme, threw her out of the...