| Record Number |
801018 |
| ISBN |
9781445677279 (paperback) |
| Author |
Licence, Amy author. |
| Title |
Anne Boleyn : adultery, heresy, desire / Amy Licence. |
| Publisher/Date |
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing, 2018. |
| ©2017 |
| Pagination etc. |
479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-472) and index. |
| Summary Note |
Anne Boleyn, the femme fatale whose unconventional beauty inspired poets, and so entranced Henry VIII with her wit, allure and style that he was prepared to set aside his wife of over twenty years and risk his immortal soul. Her sister had already been the king's mistress, but the other Boleyn girl was to choose another path. For years the passionate lovers waited; did they really remain chaste? Did Anne love Henry, or was she a cunning career woman? Eventually replacing the long suffering Catherine of Aragon, Anne enjoyed a magnificent coronation and gave birth to the future Elizabeth I but her triumph was short lived. Why did she go from beloved consort to adulteress and traitor within a matter of weeks? What role did Thomas Cromwell and Jane Seymour of Wolf Hall play in Anne's demise? Was her fall one of the biggest sex scandals of her era, or the result of a political coup? This book is the most detailed account of Anne's life ever published, taking her from cradle to grave and beyond. Anne is vividly brought to life amid the colour, drama and the intimate secrets of the Tudor court. |
| Subject - Name |
Anne Boleyn, -- Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England,1507-1536 |
| Henry -- VIII,King of England,1491-1547 |
| Subject |
Queens -- England -- Biography |
| Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
| Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 |
| Biographies. |
| Shelf Location |
942.052 BOLE |
