The Final Year of Anne Boleyn / Natalie Grueninger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grueninger, Natalie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.) ill

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, [2022]

Summary:

There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn. She was the second wife of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I and the first English queen to be publicly executed. Much of what we think we know about her is colored by myth and legend, and does not stand up to close scrutiny. Reinvented by each new generation, Anne is buried beneath centuries of labels: homewrecker, seductress, opportunist, witch, romantic victim, Protestant martyr, feminist. In this vivid and engaging account of the triumphant and harrowing final year of Queen Anne Boleyn's life, the author reveals a very human portrait of a brilliant, passionate and complex woman.The last twelve months of Anne's life contained both joy and heartbreak. This telling period bore witness to one of the longest and most politically significant progresses of Henry VIII's reign, improved relations between the royal couple, and Anne's longed-for pregnancy. With the dawning of the new year, the pendulum swung. In late January 1536, Anne received news that her husband had been thrown from his horse in his tiltyard at Greenwich. Just days later, tragedy struck. As the body of Anne's predecessor, Katherine of Aragon, was being prepared for burial, Anne miscarried her son. The promise of a new beginning dashed, the months that followed were a rollercoaster of anguish and hope, marked by betrayal, brutality and rumour. What began with so much promise, ended in silent dignity, amid a whirlwind of scandal, on a scaffold at the Tower of London.Through close examination of these intriguing events considered in their social and historical context, readers will gain a fresh perspective into the life and death of the woman behind the tantalising tale.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Prologue

Part I Spring 1535

Chapter 1 The Subtle Game

Chapter 2 She is my death and I am hers

Chapter 3 Perseverance

Chapter 4 The Die is Cast

Chapter 5 The Cost of Courage

Part II Summer 1535

Chapter 6 The King's Pleasure

Chapter 7 Pastime With Friends

Chapter 8 The Royal Progress

Chapter 9 Queen of the Cotswolds

Chapter 10 A Jewel in the Crown

Plate

Part III Autumn 1535

Chapter 11 The Centrepiece

Chapter 12 The King and Queen are Merry

Chapter 13 Seeds of Doubt

Part IV Winter 1535-1536

Chapter 14 Calm Before the Storm

Chapter 15 Changing Tides

Chapter 16 Mistress Seymour

Part V Spring 1536

Chapter 17 Power Play

Chapter 18 About the Throne the Thunder Rolls

Chapter 19 In Hope of Life

Chapter 20 Bloody Days

Chapter 21 The Aftermath

Epilogue

Appendix I The 1535 'giests'

Appendix II Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower

Appendix III The Alleged Offences

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index

Back Cover.

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ISBN:

1-5267-7699-5