Hunting the falcon Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the marriage that shook Europe
Based on new research, this history of Henry VIII's courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn provides dispels previously held myths about Boleyn's role in the marriage.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
2023.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Genealogical tables
- Dramatis personae
- Prologue
- Henry: Childhood and adolescence
- Henry: apprentice king
- Anne: childhood and adolescence
- Anne: apprentice courtier
- Focus on France
- The queen's demoiselle
- Looking to the future
- First encounters
- Anne in love
- An anxious year
- Henry in love
- The 'secret matter'
- Anne makes her mark
- The sweat
- Wolsey's nemesis
- The Durham House group
- A breakthrough at last?
- The falcon ascendant
- The marriage
- Anne's triumph
- The ambassadors
- Anne the Queen
- Dangerous times
- Family matters
- Piety and pastime
- Court conspiracy
- Into the abyss
- The trials begin
- The falcon at bay
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Anne boleyn's date of birth
- Appendix 2: Sources for Anne's movements in France
- Appendix 3: Sources for the trials of Anne and George Boleyn
- Appendix 4: The identity of the woman giving evidence against George Boleyn
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Dates, spellings, units of currency
- Sources and bibliography
- Printed primary sources
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration credits
- Index.
