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Thorns, lust and glory : the betrayal of Anne Boleyn

Paranque, Estelle2024
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Anne Boleyn has mesmerised the English public for centuries. Her tragic execution, orchestrated by her own husband, never ceases to intrigue. How did this courtier's daughter become the queen of England, and what was it that really tore apart this illustrious marriage, making her the whore of England, an abandoned woman executed on the scaffold? While many stories of Anne Boleyn's downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her tragic fate. In Thorns, Lust and Glory, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started- to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England's most infamous queens. At the court of the French king as a resourceful teenage girl, Anne's journey to infamy began, and this landmark biography explores the world that shaped her, and how these loyalties would leave her vulnerable, leading to her ruin at the court of Henry VIII. A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history's most enduring story, Thorns, Lust and Glory is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : Ebury Press, 2024.
Collation:
xvii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529149579 (paperback)
Dewey class:
942.052
Language:
English
BRN:
460575
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St MarysNonfiction942.052 THOAvailable
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