pickThis is a very interesting non-fictional overview over Anne‘s life. Because I only watched the different semi-ficituonal series about Henry VIII‘s life, I never realized it took Anne eight years to be married ti the king. On TV it always happens in a shorter amount of time. And in the end she was only married to hin for three years. Seems like the moment he actually had her, he lost interest.
pickFinished this audio yesterday. I liked it better than the first one. Anne Boleyn is on her way to execution and Henry VIII has his eyes on Jane Seymour. This was shorter than Wolf Hall.
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pickFictional life of Anne Boleyn from the age of 11 to her death.
Interesting about her early life in the courts of Burgundy and France, a more difficult read once she arrives at Henry VIII's court, simply because the story is so well known and it wasn't enough to overcome the bias in Katherine of Aragon's favour from having read “The True Queen“ earlier.
so-soFor the armchair historian who likes to dip into the controversial topic of Anne Boleyn biographies this clickbait/feminist title might just be the ticket.
I admit, I liked the breezy writing, including the #. Have I learned something new? Nope, it's all been written before. Anne Boleyn might have been slandered in fictional work, but most non-fiction actually doesn't depict her as the hussy who set out to ensnare the king with her sexuality. ⬇️
pickA brilliant feminist biography of Anne Boleyn that upends everything you thought you knew about Henry VIII's 2nd wife and reexamines her depection as a seductress. In actuality, Anne was a devout reformer educated in Hapsburg and French courts filled with the Reformation movement. And while diagnosing historical figures can be touchy (Nolan claims Henry had sociopathy), I do agree that romanticizing a relationship that ends in murder is troubling.
