the lady in the tower the fall of anne boleyn

And I think she's hit the nail on the head. Somewhere towards the end of the book, she says Such was infamy that her name had all but been erased from history, and it might have languished in obscurity had it not been for the fact that her daughter Elizabeth I became Queen of England in 1558. Weir sifts thought what there is, and through the views of historians through the ages, and constructs a remarkably robust assessment of these momentous events. And yet, primary sources are sparse - too many people had an interest in burying the dramatic events and moving on - Henry's quest for an heir, the reformers' quest for a new church, the Catholics' need for scapegoat. She was the mother of England's greatest queen.

Her fall couldn't have been swifter, harder or more ruthless and her little neck was severed on a scaffold at the Tower of London.Īnne Boleyn was the catalyst for the English Reformation. She had been the scandal of Europe, this woman had captured a king, unseated a queen, and promoted a new religion. The book covers only a very short period, covering her arrest, trial and execution. My favourite writer of popular history is adding to the market writing for a third time about possibly history's most dramatic rise and fall - that of Anne Boleyn, second of Henry VIII's six wives. Come on, be honest: you love 'em, I love 'em, we all love 'em. Note this book covers only a very short period, covering Anne Boleyn's arrest, trial and execution. Summary: The usual quality output from Alison Weir - lively, accessible, intelligent and interesting.

The lady in the tower the fall of anne boleyn