Anne Boleyn, Marie Louise Bruce
Anne Boleyn, Marie Louise Bruce
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Anne Boleyn

Author: Marie Louise Bruce

Narrator: Gemma Dawson

Unabridged: 12 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/02/2021


Synopsis

Few queens of England are as famous as Anne Boleyn.

Yet, who was this woman? What was her life like before Henry VIII became infatuated with her? And just how influential was she in reshaping English religious and political life during the early years of the Reformation?

Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London.

By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen.

About Marie Louise Bruce

Marie Louise Bruce is the author of The Usurper King, The Making of Henry VIII, and Anne Boleyn.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

I'm a great fan of Anne Boleyn. This particular biography by Mary Louise Bruce came out of 1972. But it's still one of my favorites. They narrative is novelistic in that Bruce never stops telling a story, but remains uncluttered by speculative dialogue or the imagined thoughts of historical entities......more

This book is all about desire and power – Henry’s desire for Anne Boleyn, and Boleyn’s desire for power in the form of the throne, and being crowned Queen. I found the first half of this book heavy going. But then the separation of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon was heavy going. An administrati......more

Goodreads review by lola

If Henry VIII has no haters then Im dead.........more

Goodreads review by Anne

The first few chapters of this book had enough flowery prose/descriptions that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to keep reading it. But somewhere along the way the writing style changed into a more head-on style and I got really into the book. Everyone knows how the story will end, but in this c......more