Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen, (Paperback)

from readingrat

This is classified as a biography but actually reads more like historical fiction. My middle-school daughter made the mistake of trying to use this book as a primary reference for a term paper this year. The structure of the biography, the sparsity of reference dates, and Denny's penchant for sta...

from briandrewz

This was an extremely biased view of the life of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. The author states that her purpose with the book is to basically rehabilitate Anne in the eyes of history. She wants to put to rest certain myths and legends that have followed Anne through time. While I appla...

from dberryfan

This is a great book to read if you want a Protestant hagiography of Anne Boleyn. Denny is clearly biased, portraying Catherine and Mary as evil, scheming harridans and Henry as an egotistical, obsessive stalker. Meanwhile, Anne is a meek, innocent virgin with amazing religious convictions and no...

from Angelic55blonde

I have read a great deal about both Elizabeth I and her mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn. Most books focus on how evil and manipulative that Anne Boleyn was. However, many of these books pull information from somewhat biased sources. This book presents Anne not as this evil woman who changed all ...

from Angelic55blonde

I have read a great deal about both Elizabeth I and her mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn. Most books focus on how evil and manipulative that Anne Boleyn was. However, many of these books pull information from somewhat biased sources. This book presents Anne not as this evil woman who changed all ...