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 Anne’s 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 Anne’s spirituality and her interest in the intellectual debates of the period. Takes account of significant advances in knowledge in recent years.
#233575 in Books Sterling 2009-05-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x 8.25 x 1.00l; 1.80 #File Name: 1402766831304 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Would recommend against; sadly.By Teague ChrystieHonestly; for a book comprised of nothing but research; it's the lack of research that really jumps off the page. Several times (and now finally) I've had to put the book down after bumping on some airy sentence wherein it's made clear that; while these authors may have researched the specific storyline they're including; their metaphors and explanations of the simplest pieces of context *within* that storyline are often unforgivably off-base. Just a few of these unforced factual headscratchers were enough to quickly rot my trust in the rest of book; because each confesses an alarming lack-of-grasp on the fundamentals of their reported topics in a published work; which further confesses an alarming lack of *even Googling one's own reporting* for a published work; further indicating that they simply don't care that much about the truth of what they're publishing in the first place.This is cheap work; not worth paying for.(I hate being mean to writers; and I truly apologize to the writers of this book; should they come across this review. You're better than this work. Best regards.)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. IF YOU LIKE WEIRD STORIES AND WEIRD PLACES; THIS BOOK'S FOR YOUBy linda kambitsch-vazquezI'm 68 yrs. old; I've lived in CA all my life; and I love to travel thru CA and have been for over 20 yrs;and was interested in seeing if there are any places of interest I'd missed so far; so I enjoyed this book. However; there seemed to be more chapters in this book covering stories of places where "somethings" happened; but if one goes there; you will not "see" anything interesting. I was hoping for more chapters that would allow me to travel to a place to see odd/interesting things. But that's just "me" - - I'm sure others would read about what happened "here and there" and enjoy visiting "the spot where thus such happened 50 yrs. ago or 100 yrs. ago; etc."1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I'm glad I didBy BellaviaWell for me I am a HUGE California fan. I was born and raised in California so I had to buy this book. I'm glad I did. Some of the places in this book where things occurred is very interesting. It is a great coffee table book or a great conversation starter.I even found a couple of things in my city that were very interesting. I found a few close by that peeked my interest to go and visit in the future. I would recommend this book to anyone; a California buff; or anyone who has lived here or wants to visit. GREAT BOOK!
