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The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII

The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII

Warnicke, Retha M.

Paperback

Series: Canto

Biographies GeneralGeneral European HistoryBritish History

Publisher Price: $31.00

ISBN10: 0521406773
ISBN13: 9780521406772
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 26 1991
Pages: 338
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
The events which led to the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, in 1536 have traditionally been explained by historians in terms of a factional conspiracy masterminded by Henry's minister Thomas Cromwell. Retha Warnicke's fascinating and controversial reinterpretation focuses instead on the sexual intrigues and family politics pervading the court, offering a new explanation of Anne's fall. The picture which emerges - placing Anne's life in the context of social and religious values, and superstitions about witches and the birth of deformed children - changes our perception of her role within the court, and suggests that her execution (occurring only four months after a miscarriage) was the tragic consequence of Henry's profound concern about the continuation of the Tudor dynasty.

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