Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession (Hardcover)

from Diana_Long_Thomas

Book received from Net Galley. I have been a fan of this author's non-fiction books for years, but I wasn't sure about her switch to historical fiction. Sometimes, though an author excellent in one genre, trying to write in another doesn't go so well. So I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed ...

from jepeters333

Born into a noble English family, Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family's Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands. This strategic move on the part of her opportunistic father also becomes a chance for the girl to grow and discover herself. There, and later...

from cyderry

I found this book to be a vast improvement from the first in the series in several ways. First, the writing seemed to be much more lively. In the book on Anne Boleyn's predecessor the writing was stiff, whereas here it was more down-to-earth. Possibly the difference had to do with the subject. Se...

from drmaf

Its a very brave author to take on a Tudor subject in the wake of the Wolf Hall juggernaut, but veteran Alison Weir, with the confidence of being a respected Tudor historian in her own right, has launched into a series of 6 novels dealing with each of Henry's wives, Anne, naturally, being the sec...

from tina1969

Six Tudor Queens, Anne Boleyn is second book in a series by historian Alison Weir. I didn't read the first book in the series as Katherine of Aragon is not my favourite queen but I do highly respect her and she is an important woman in our history. I have read many books about Henry VIII and his ...