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Publisher : Whole Story Audio Books
Publication Date : 2010 01 01
>> Alison Weir does it again
I always enjoy Alison Weir s books and this one is no exception She clearly lays out the facts and offers corroborative evidence to support her conclusions The story is told in a lively fashion It never bores like some biographies can
>> A New Angle On The Tudors REALLY
In this latest offering in the stacks of books written about the Tudors best selling author Alison Weir posits a new theory
The commonly proffered history has it that the aging and randy King Henry VIII was feeling the pressure of not having an heir with his current wife Anne Boleyn and sought the assistance of his principal adviser Thomas Cromwell to find criminal grounds for executing the Queen
In The Lady in the Tower The Fall of Anne Boleyn Weir skillfully presents the argument that it was Cromwell himself that engineered the demise of the popular queen Seeing Anne as a political rival Cromwell was determined to destroy her credibility frame her and alienate her supporters
One thing I noticed in this book was the readability though filled with places dates facts and published accounts of the day it was an easy read As a lover of all accounts of the Royals I have always enjoyed Weir s writing In this book it seems her writing style has definitely benefited from her recent foray into the world of historical fiction This is a great first non fiction account for those who loved her Innocent Traitor A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
>> A wonderful surprise
Having become fascinated with Anne Boleyn for years I bought this book with trepidation My collection has nearly every non fiction book on the Tudors and Anne Boleyn in particular I am always looking for some new nugget of information This book is a splendid addition to any Tudor collection It briefly covers the period the first five months of 1536 and the weeks in the tower the trumped up trial day by day I especially liked that each person who interacts with Anne and those who testified against her are carefully researched and their motives uncovered The book provides new insights into her spectacular fall from such heights It is clear that Henry began to dislike her after Elizabeth s birth that dislike was deepened as her failures to produce any further living children hardened his dislike into hatred Anne had no real friends who eould dare come to her aid including her own father In her time of trouble she was quite alone She was nothing The book s cover is a portrait of Anne from the Royal Collection of Her Majesty I highly recommend it
