The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII - Hardcover

Warnicke, Retha M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521370000 ISBN 13: 9780521370004

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

A study of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, which looks at a series of long-standing and fundamental convictions about her personality and fate. It analyzes her life within the framework of social and religious values, including family loyalty and honour.

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Review:

'... succeeds triumphantly ... this is an intriguing thesis, and Warnicke develops it with erudition.' The Observer

'The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn ... an excellent book, clears away various misapprehensions.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Book Description:

The events which led to the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, in 1536 have traditionally been explained by historians in terms of a factional conspiracy masterminded by Henry's minister Thomas Cromwell. Retha Warnicke's fascinating and controversial reinterpretation focuses instead on the sexual intrigues and family politics pervading the court, offering a new explanation of Anne's fall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0521370000
• ISBN 13: 9780521370004
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 338