Live like a Queen...

...in the house gifted to Anne of Cleves by Henry VIII in 1540 and now onsale for 3.75 million

- Emma Magnus

Henry VIII banished his first wife, Katherine of Aragon, and executed his second, Anne Boleyn. His third, Jane Seymour, died in childbirth. But in 1540, when he divorced his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, Henry presented her with a settlement: if she remained in England, she would be granted the title of "the King's Sister", receive an annual income, and be given several important properties. Among them were Richmond Palace, Hever Castle - and Broughton Hall, a manor house in Oxfordshire.

The house, built in the 16th century, had once belonged to Thomas Cromwell, the adviser who had encouraged the ill-fated marriage, and who was executed that year. In the 17th and 18th centuries, significant alterations were made to the building, with further extensions added during the 20th century.

Today, the nine-bedroom, 8,436 sq ft house is Grade II listed and stands in 4.6 acres of grounds. It has been under the same ownership for the past 21 years - but now it is for sale with Butler Sherborn for £3.75 million.