A queen on the edge.

Anne Boleyn has mesmerised the English public for centuries. Her tragic execution, orchestrated by her own husband, never ceases to intrigue. How did this courtier''s daughter become the queen of England, and what was it that really tore apart this illustrious marriage, making her the whore of England, an abandoned woman executed on the scaffold? While many stories of Anne Boleyn''s downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her tragic fate.

In Thorns, Lust and Glory, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started: to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England''s most infamous queensAt the court of the French king as a resourceful teenage girl, Anne''s journey to infamy began, and this landmark biography explores the world that shaped her, and how these loyalties would leave her vulnerable, leading to her ruin at the court of Henry VIII.

A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history''s most enduring story, Thorns, Lust and Glory is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge.



Format Inbunden Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Ebury Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2024-05-02 ISBN 9781529149562