Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen

by Joanna Denny
Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen

by Joanna Denny

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Overview


This powerful new biography presents a portrait of Anne Boleyn different from the unsavory and unflattering accounts of her that have come down through history. Instead, we learn about the real Anne-a woman who was highly literate, accomplished, an intellectual, and a devout defender of her Protestant faith. Anne's tragedy began when her looks and vivacious charm attracted the notice of England's violent and paranoid king whose love for her trapped her in the vicious politics of the Tudor court. This compelling account of Anne Boleyn plunges the reader into the intrigue, romance, and danger of King Henry VIII's court and the turbulent times that would change England forever. It will forever change our perception of this much-maligned queen.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780306815409
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 09/25/2007
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.87(d)

About the Author

Joanna Denny wrote several novels and this one work of nonfiction before she died in 2006. Her ancestor, Sir Anthony Denny, was Henry VIII's closest servant in his last days.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
1Into the Vortex4
2The Marriage Market24
3The King's Desire47
4The Curse64
5The Turning-Point89
6A Renaissance Family109
7The King's Great Matter133
8The Grand Enemy155
9England's Queen175
10Child of Promise198
11Tragedy220
12The Rival244
13Conspiracy267
14Coup D'etat291
15Bloody Days307
16The Legacy318
Notes328
Bibliography352
Index363
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