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

Warnicke, Retha M.

ISBN 10: 0521406773 / ISBN 13: 9780521406772

Edité par Cambridge University Press Canto, Cambridge, 2002

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• Titre: The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn : Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press Canto, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521406773
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521406772
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 3rd Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket as issued

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Synopsis

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.