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Hunting the falcon : Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the marriage that shook Europe / John Guy and Julia Fox.

Guy, John, 1952- (author.). Fox, Julia, (author.).

Summary:

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.
Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him--and his country--forever. Guy and Fox set the facts--and some complete new finds--into an appreciation of his misunderstood and underestimated women. They explore how Anne organized her "side" on the royal court on novel and (in male eyes) subversive lines compared to her queenly predecessors. Guy and Fox take readers inside a thrilling and tragic story of a marriage that has held enduring fascination over the centuries.--Adapted from jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0063073447
  • ISBN: 9780063073449
  • Physical Description: xxxiii, 581 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-550) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Genealogical tables -- Dramatis personae -- Prologue -- Henry: Childhood and adolescence -- Henry: apprentice king -- Anne: childhood and adolescence -- Anne: apprentice courtier -- Focus on France -- 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 -- Sweat -- Wolsey's nemesis -- Durham House group -- A breakthrough at last? -- Falcon ascendant -- Marriage -- Anne's triumph -- Ambassadors -- Anne the Queen -- Dangerous times -- Family matters -- Piety and pastime -- Court conspiracy -- Into the abyss -- Trials begin -- Falcon at bay -- Epilogue.
Subject:
Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536 > Marriage.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Marriage.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1509-1547.
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1509-1547.
Genre:
Informational works.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library 942.05 GUY (Text) 30229101378643 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bath Community Library 942.052 (Text) 38344101743431 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library B HENRY VIII (Text) 0020660157924 Adult Biography Available -
Bogue Banks HISTORY EUROPE GBRITAIN GUY (Text) 34208900204537 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Columbus Library 942.052 GUY (Text) 31250200088061 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Forsyth Central 942.052 G 2023 (Text) 0112524213365 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library 942.052 Guy (Text) 33115007703637 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 942.052 G (Text) 33258010310042 Adult Nonfiction Available -
High Point Library 942.052 Guy (Text) 30519010932872 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Morganton Public Library 942.05 GUY (Text) 33557004596052 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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