| Anne Boleyn: The Second Wife Contributor(s): Blake, B. Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798630591746 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 198 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The complete story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. Historically accurate account of Anne's life. Includes Anne's life in the Flemish and French Courts as well as her rise to become Henry VIII's second wife and Queen of England. Her great-grandfather's death at Bosworth with Richard III in 1485. The jailing of her grandfather in the Tower of London during Henry VII's reign. Anne's Aunt, Anne of York, sister of Henry VII's wife Elizabeth of York, and Aunt to Henry VIII. Her parent's scandalous marriage. Anne's two dead brothers Thomas and Henry. Her life alone at the Flemish Court when she was twelve years old. Anne's education with the future Queens of France, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Hungary as well as the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Her life in the French Court as lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary Tudor and Queen Claude. Her mentors Margaret of Austria, Louise of Savoy and Queen Marguerite of Navarre. Her relationship with Diane de Pointier. Anne's trip to the Mediterranean Sea. Leonardo da Vinci influence on Anne. Anne's relationships with Charles V and Francis I. Mary Boleyn's love affairs with both Francis I and Henry VIII. Anne's proposed marriage to her cousin James Butler, a future Irish Earl. Her aborted love affair with Henry Percy, the future Duke of Northumberland. Anne's banishment from court by Cardinal Wolsey. Mary Boleyn's two children by Henry VIII. Henry's love letters to Anne. Anne's seven years battle trying to become Henry's wife. The Catholic Church, Katherine of Aragon, Charles V, and Wolsey's efforts to get rid of Anne. Henry's need for a male heir. Anne's near death from the sweating sickness. Wolsey's destruction and death. The rise of Thomas Cromwell as Henry's right hand man. Thomas Cranmer's rise from a simple priest to Archbishop of Canterbury. The separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church. Mary Tudor, Henry's daughter by Katherine of Aragon, declared a bastard. Anne Boleyn's triumph in 1533 when she became Henry's wife. The future Queen Elizabeth I's birth. Thomas More and Cardinal Fisher's beheadings. Anne's miscarriage. Katherine of Aragon's death. Henry's jousting accident and near death. Anne's second miscarriage of a son. Cromwell's betrayal. Anne's arrest with five men accused of being her lovers. Anne's last letter to Henry pleading for her life. Her execution at the age of thirty-five at the Tower of London. Elizabeth Tudor, Anne's daughter, declared a bastard. The aftermath of Anne's death. Anne Boleyn's biological relationship with Elizabeth II of England and the current Royal Family. |