Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession: Six Tudor Queens 2 - Six Tudor Queens (Paperback)
Alison Weir (author)- 10+ in stock
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.
Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy and France, Anne draws attention at the English court, embracing the play of courtly love.
But when the King commands, nothing is ever a game.
Anne has a spirit worthy of a crown - and the crown is what she seeks. At any price.
Anne Boleyn. The second of Henry's Queens. Her story. History tells us why she died. This powerful novel shows her as she lived.
Six Tudor Queens. Six novels. Six years.
A bestselling novelist and popular historian, English author Alison Weir is best known for her novels and non-fiction centring on life around the Tudor court. Her non-fiction includes: Lancaster and York, The Lost Tudor Princess, Henry VIII, The Lady in the Tower, Isabella and Queens of the Conquest. Her novels include: Innocent Traitor, A Dangerous Inheritance and The Six Tudor Queens series.
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472227669
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 382 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 35 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Alison Weir's wonderfully detailed novel offers a spellbinding solution to the mystery of Anne's true nature . . . Enthralling." - Sarah Gristwood
"Weir's Boleyn is a highly intelligent idealist, who becomes the tragic victim of her own ambition. . . The novel is a triumph of fine detail and research and offers a complex depiction of an endlessly fascinating woman." - Elizabeth Fremantle
"Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else." - Barbara Erskine
"Detailed, immaculately researched and convincing." - Antonia Senior, The Times
"Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life." - Guardian
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“Some character and pacing issues”
While I did find this a much more palatable read than the first book in the series, I was still left incredibly frustrated by some of Weir's choices in her depiction of the women surrounding Henry. The narrative... More
“Enjoyable read”
This book kept me hooked and I really enjoyed reading it. Didn't want to put it down. Despite what you might feel about the various portrayals of Anne Boleyn, it's great fiction.
“Mixed”
Continuing with her Six Queens saga, A King’s Obsession is Alison Weir’s story of Anne Boleyn.
Born in England, Anne Boleyn’s formative years were spent at the courts of Europe. First with Margaret of Austria, and...
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