Anne Boleyn by Norah Lofts
Ever since she first appeared in the Tudor court, Anne Boleyn, Henry VI's second queen, has been a mystery and a source of controversy. Even her birth is shrouded in obscurity; both year and place are the subject of debate. Was she beautiful, as those who fell under her spell believed, or was she a rather plain girl blessed with striking eyes and a wealth of black hair? More mysterious still is the nature of her role in one of the most turbulent times in British history. Henry, who wrote her impassioned love letters and composed songs in her praise, honoured her as no woman was ever honoured before, and finally defied the Pope in order to marry her. Her enemies at the time believed she owed her success to witchcraft, and indeed she bore two 'devil's marks'. But was she, in fact, only a hapless pawn, subject to the passions of a notoriously mercurial autocrat? Why was her fall from favour so sudden and complete? Henry's love changed to a hatred so vicious that he conspired with his chief minister to have her accused of adultery with five men - one her own brother. Four of them went to the block protesting her innocence - and their own.Includes 80 Illustrations (40 in colour)Norah Lofts was a well-known and well-liked historical novelist who was known for her accurate use of period detail. Lofts, who was born in Norfolk, England in 1904, published more than fifty works of fiction, nonfiction, and short stories over her half-century career, including The King's Pleasure and Here Was a Man, and was a bestselling author on both sides of the Atlantic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780698110052 |
| ISBN 10 | 0698110056 |
| Title | Anne Boleyn |
| Author | Norah Lofts |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Coward McCann |
| Year published | 1979-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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