The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn |  | Author: Eric Ives
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Pages: 480
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 1405134631
Dewey Decimal Number: 942.052092
EAN: 9781405134637
ASIN: 1405134631
Publication Date: July 29, 2005
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Product Description
This definitive biography of Anne Boleyn establishes her as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right.
- A full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research.
- Focusses on Anneâs life and legacy and establishes Anne as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right.
- Adulteress or innocent victim? Looks afresh at the issues at the heart of Anne's downfall.
- Pays attention to her importance as a patron of the arts, particularly in relation to Hans Holbein.
- Presents evidence about Anneâs spirituality and her interest in the intellectual debates of the period.
- Takes account of significant advances in knowledge in recent years.
Book Description
Anne Boleyn is the most notorious of Englands queens, but more famous for her death as an adulterer than for her life. Henrys second wife and mother of Elizabeth I, Anne was the first English queen to be publicly executed. Yet what do we know of the achievements and legacy of her short reign?In The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn Eric Ives provides the most detailed and convincing portrait we have of the queen. He reveals a person of intellect with a passion for the new culture of the Renaissance, a woman who made her way in a mans world by force of education and personality. She played a powerful and independent role in the faction-ridden court of Henry VIII and the unceasing struggle for royal favour that was Tudor politics. The consequences can still be detected today. Indeed, Ives shows that it was precisely because Anne was a powerful figure in her own right that it needed a coup to bring her down. She had to be stopped even by a lie.
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 CONFUSING March 10, 2010
Misty L. Hunter (Warm Springs, Ga)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was so excited to get this book, but only 30 or so pages in, I'm worn out. The author jumps back and forth and there are so many names and ranks of nobility mentioned here and there and everywhere and back and forth, it's hard to keep up. Or maybe I'm just slow or something. I am so fascinated by Anne, but I truely hope I can get through this book, for I love her and I love to read. I'm hanging in there.
 A fine achievement March 10, 2010
White Surrey (Surrey)
I read this book when it was first published and I take it out every now and then to dip into it and to relive the vivid world of Anne Boleyn and the court of King Henry VIII that Ives has uncovered.
It is divided into four parts, each covering a phase of Anne's life: her background and beginnings, which includes the origins and structure of her family, her education in mainland Europe, her sparkling début in the English court and the love affairs she enjoyed in her early days. The second part covers Anne's `engagement' to King Henry, the trials and tribulations the couple encountered as they sought to marry, and then to have that marriage accepted, finishing with the birth of Elizabeth. The third part does not so much advance Anne's story but tells the reader instead about her influence as queen. We read, therefore, of Anne's image, her artistic tastes and patronage, life at the court, as well as Anne's religious views and how they shaped, and were shaped by, the tides of change that were sweeping in from abroad. The fourth and final part focuses upon the rival factions at court, as Ives sees and interprets them, which were fundamental to Anne's downfall. Ives then guides us through the coup of April-May 1536, which culminated in the downfall of Queen Anne.
Ives writes with a clear, easy style, which allows him to overcome what could be considered the `dryer' aspects of Anne's life. While he is in command of his sources, some of his interpretations might now be deemed somewhat dated and in need of a new and more in depth re-evaluation - no doubt the new book by G.W. Bernard will remedy this to some extent. Despite this, Ives's work is a must for those interested in Henry VIII's second queen. It remains, so far, the fullest and most analytical biography of Anne Boleyn, a work of unsurpassed achievement and eminently readable.
 The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn February 9, 2010
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Plenty of facts it reads like a history text book. I was disappointed and then finally bored. If you want just the facts this is the book for you.
 Best Study on Anne Boleyn April 24, 2009
H. White
Eric Ives new edition is the most valuable study on Anne Boleyn. It also is an entertaining and easy read.
great bio April 20, 2009
Nicole M. Florentine (Pittsburgh, PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The author offered well researched information about Anne Boleyn's life. I really enjoyed reading each point that he made and the reasoning behind his conclusions.
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