There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn.
Through close examination of these intriguing events considered in their social and historical context, readers will gain a fresh perspective into the life and death of the woman behind the tantalising tale..
What began with so much promise, ended in silent dignity, amid a whirlwind of scandal, on a scaffold at the Tower of London.
The promise of a new beginning dashed, the months that followed were a rollercoaster of anguish and hope, marked by betrayal, brutality and rumour.
As the body of Anne\'s predecessor, Katherine of Aragon, was being prepared for burial, Anne miscarried her son.
Just days later, tragedy struck.
In late January 1536, Anne received news that her husband had been thrown from his horse in his tiltyard at Greenwich.
With the dawning of the new year, the pendulum swung.
This telling period bore witness to one of the longest and most politically significant progresses of Henry VIII\'s reign, improved relations between the royal couple, and Anne\'s longed-for pregnancy.
The last twelve months of Anne\'s life contained both joy and heartbreak.
In this vivid and engaging account of the triumphant and harrowing Final Year of Queen Anne Boleyn\'s life, the author reveals a very human portrait of a brilliant, passionate and complex woman.
Reinvented by each new generation, Anne is buried beneath centuries of labels: homewrecker, seductress, opportunist, witch, romantic victim, Protestant martyr, feminist.
Much of what we think we know about her is colored by myth and legend, and does not stand up to close scrutiny.
She was the second wife of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I and the first English queen to be publicly executed.
There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn
