| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xxxiii, 581 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Based on new research, this history of Henry VIII's courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn dispels previously held myths about Boleyn's role in the marriage. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-550) and index. |
| Contents |
Genealogical tables -- Dramatis personae -- Prologue -- Henry: Childhood and adolescence -- Henry: apprentice king -- Anne: childhood and adolescence -- Anne: apprentice courtier -- Focus on France -- The queen's demoiselle -- Looking to the future -- First encounters -- Anne in love -- An anxious year -- Henry in love -- The 'secret matter' -- Anne makes her mark -- The sweat -- Wolsey's nemesis -- The Durham House group -- A breakthrough at last? -- The falcon ascendant -- The marriage -- Anne's triumph -- The ambassadors -- Anne the Queen -- Dangerous times -- Family matters -- Piety and pastime -- Court conspiracy -- Into the abyss -- The trials begin -- The falcon at bay -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Anne Boleyn's date of birth -- Appendix 2: Sources for Anne's movements in France -- Appendix 3: Sources for the trials of Anne and George Boleyn -- Appendix 4: The identity of the woman giving evidence against George Boleyn -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Dates, spellings, units of currency -- Sources and bibliography -- Printed primary sources -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index. |
| Summary |
Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him-- and his country-- forever. Guy and Fox set the facts-- and some complete new finds-- into an appreciation of his misunderstood and underestimated women. They explore how Anne organized her "side" on the royal court on novel and (in male eyes) subversive lines compared to her queenly predecessors. Guy and Fox take readers inside a thrilling and tragic story of a marriage that has held enduring fascination over the centuries. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Marriage.
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Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536 -- Marriage.
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1509-1547.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1509-1547.
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| Added Author |
Fox, Julia, author.
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| ISBN |
9780063073449 (hc.) |
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0063073447 (hc.) |
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