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10 reviews
Philippa Gregory

Scribner, 2001

Compelling & Fascinating History Lesson..
Well,actually this book is too much fun to qualify as a lesson. Instead,it's an engrossing,can't-put-it-down dealing with two sisters, Anne Boleyn and her lesser known sister,, Mary,whom King Henry the VIII had a relationship with (as well as fathering two of her children )before Lady Anne caught his eye. The book shows(in vivid detail) how Anne manages to get the notorious womanizer undivided ...

Anne Boleyn and Me (My Story)

2 reviews
Alison Prince

Scholastic, 2004

My favorite book from the My Story series.
This book is one in the My Story series. The books in this series are fictional diaries of young girls living during different periods of British, Scottish, and Irish history. Elinor Valjean begins her diary in 1525, when she is eleven. As the daughter of a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of England, she has grown up at court. Over the next few years, Elinor describes her daily life living ...

The Boleyn Inheritance [Audio Cd] [Unabridged] [Cd]

3 reviews
Philippa Gregory, 2006

Your Head will Roll.
This is a review on the audio book version of The Boleyn Inheritance. Read by three different women. This is the story of Anne of Cleves, Jane Boleyn, and Katherine Howard. Having read all of the other Phillipa Gregory books (The Constant Princess, The Other Boleyn girl, The Queens Fool, and The Virgin's Lover) I already knew the story surrounding King Henry the VIII court. This book, which ...

Harry's Son: England's American Heir

7 reviews
H. Robert Humphrey

Windstorm Creative, 1999

A wonderful book that should be a movie!
This book offers a refreshing look at the validity of the English monarchy through a fun, romantic story. The romance of Emmalissa and Will is a delightful undercurrent as Will tries to establish himself as the rightful heir of the throne. Their romance soon takes center stage, as often happens, in his quest for truth. If, in fact, there is any validity to this tale, it puts to question the ...

Push Not the River

66 reviews
James Conroyd Martin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

An Historical Fiction Treasure!
I found this historical fiction text to be absolutely enthralling! It has not only provided me with hours of enjoyable, page-turning reading, but has also given me great insight into my Polish ancestry and heritage. The strength, spirit, and heart of the Polish people--MY people--is wonderfully portrayed within the pages of this book. I'm so looking forward to receiving Mr. Martin's sequel, ...

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

135 reviews
Alison Weir

Grove Press, 1991

Henry the World-class Glutton
Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. It is definitely a five star work of scholarship and entertainment.

THE CONCUBINE a story of Anne Boleyn

2 reviews
Norah (Robinson) Lofts

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963

One of the very best "Anne Boleyn" novels ever written
To my mind, a really good historical, biographical novel deserves to take its place with serious nonfiction. The best that such a novel can do is to imagine the person as he / she might have been, filling in the lacunae that history leaves us. This can do as much for us in imagining the past as history does. This novel is told from the point of view of a servant of Anne Boleyn. She ...

Brief gaudy hour,: A novel of Anne Boleyn

12 reviews
Margaret Campbell Barnes

Macrae-Smith-co, 1949

captures the spirit and essence of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn stands alone in her garden taking in the tranquility and joy of her surroundings, before her life is changed forever when she is summoned to court to serve for Katherine of Arragon - Queen of England. It was while serving the Queen that she caught the attention of Henry VIII - King of England and husband to Katherine. Anne, though, is deeply in love with Harry Percy. It was an ...

Anne Boleyn

4 reviews
E. W. Ives

Blackwell Publishers, 1988

The Greatest Witch-Hunt Ever
Anne Boleyn was accused of essentially the same catalog of crimes used against every powerful woman since (and probably before) Jezebel - sexual infidelity, witchcraft, heresy, capriciousness and foul temper. As Ives explains, she may not have been physically the most beautiful woman at court, but her intellect, sophistication and worldliness (she had served at the Austrian and French courts) ...

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

17 reviews
Eric Ives

Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Indispensable
Anne Boleyn was undoubtedly one history's most fascinating woman. She was not conventionally beautiful, she had a sharp-tongued, acidic personality, and she engendered both obsessive love and implacable hatred in the people around her. She also was caught in the middle of a bitter, bloody war between the traditional Catholics and the Reform Protestants. As a result, trying to know the "real" Anne ...

Anne Boleyn

1 review
Anthony Evelyn

Museum Press, 1957

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS...
Having read many works of historical fiction on Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, it is always interesting to find an author who puts yet another twist on the disintegration of the relationship between these two fascinating historical figures. In this, noted author Evelyn Anthony succeeds. She also paints a well-fleshed portrait of a woman who would serve as the catalyst for some of the most ...

The Tudors: King Takes Queen (The Tudors)

2 reviews
Michael Hirst, Elizabeth Massie

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

Terrific Tale!
King Takes Queen, the novelization of the second season of the Tudors, has everything you'd find in the castles, gardens, streets, and Tower of King Henry VIII's London - intrigue, lust, love, betrayal, murder, adventure, fear, hope, torture, greed, and more. This book, superbly penned by Elizabeth Massie, follows Hirst's scripts closely and not only shows the reader the tumultuous times in which ...

Anne Boleyn A Biography

1 review
Marie Louise Bruce

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1972

One of my favorite Anne Boleyn biographies
I actually read a different edition, but on the assumption that they are nearly identical, I'll repeat the review here. I must admit that it has been quite a while since I read this. It was always my favorite biography of Anne Boleyn - I thought it brought her to life more than most that I have read. Bruce has some very interesting speculations and insights. I was quite impressed at the care ...

Brief Gaudy Hour, a Novel of Ann Boleyn

1 review

Macrae-Smith-Company, 1964

AN INTRIGUING PORTRAIT OF A FASCINATING WOMAN...
This is a wonderful work of historical fiction in which the author weaves gossamer threads of fact and fiction around Anne Boleyn, one of the most intriguing and enigmatic women who ever lived. She was a woman who would change the face of England by holding out for a crown that she would wear for a scant three years. Her will to be crowned a Queen would pave the way for the Reformation to take ...

Anne Boleyn - 16 Pages of Illustrations

1 review
Marie Louise Bruce

Warner, 1973

One of my favorite Anne Boleyn biographies
I actually read a different edition, but on the assumption that they are nearly identical, I'll repeat the review here. I must admit that it has been quite a while since I read this. It was always my favorite biography of Anne Boleyn - I thought it brought her to life more than most that I have read. Bruce has some very interesting speculations and insights. I was quite impressed at the care ...

Anne Boleyn

1 review
Evelyn Anthony

Century, 1987

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS...
Having read many works of historical fiction on Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, it is always interesting to find an author who puts yet another twist on the disintegration of the relationship between these two fascinating historical figures. In this, noted author Evelyn Anthony succeeds. She also paints a well-fleshed portrait of a woman who would serve as the catalyst for some of the most ...

The Concubine a Story Of Anne Boleyn

1 review
Norah Lofts

Pocket, 1964

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS...
This is a well-written work of historical fiction that focuses on Anne Boleyn. It is her story, told against the backdrop of the turbulent Tudor court. The author paints a portrait of Anne Boleyn with small brush strokes, creating a picture of a fully fleshed, complex woman. The author first shows Anne as a vulnerable, though elegant young woman, fresh from the French court and now a ...

Far Way To Even: Freeway Lane and the Twilight Musicians of Golf

2 reviews
J. R. Boleyn

Abernathy & Smyth Publishing House, 2006

Review of Far Way to Even
Being neither a golfer or musician, upon recommendation of a friend I purchased Mr. Boleyn's new book. I am however, the proprietor of a winery, and found many points of contact of which I quickly related growth and life of the vineyard to many of the perceptive analogies in this book, especially the chapters concerning quantum theory and manifestation. I recommend this book to any individual ...

The Concubine a Story of Anne Boleyn

1 review
Lofts Norah

DOUBLEDAY, 1963

One of the best "Anne Boleyn novels"
To my mind, a really good historical, biographical novel deserves to take its place with serious nonfiction. The best that such a novel can do is to imagine the person as he / she might have been, filling in the lacunae that history leaves us. This can do as much for us in imagining the past as history does. This novel is told from the point of view of a servant of Anne Boleyn. She accompanies ...

THE CONCUBINE - Anne Boleyn

1 review
Norah Lofts

Arrow Books, 1965

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS...
This is a well-written work of historical fiction that focuses on Anne Boleyn. It is her story, told against the backdrop of the turbulent Tudor court. The author paints a portrait of Anne Boleyn with small brush strokes, creating a picture of a fully fleshed, complex woman. The author first shows Anne as a vulnerable, though elegant young woman, fresh from the French court and now a ...

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