Thorns, lust, and glory : the betrayal of Anne Boleyn

Thorns, lust, and glory The betrayal of Anne Boleyn

Estelle Paranque

Book - 2024

"Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536-orchestrated by her own husband-never ceases to intrigue. How did this courtier's daughter become the queen of England, and what was it that really tore apart this illustrious marriage, rendering her the whore of England, an abandoned woman left to be executed on the scaffold? While many stories of Anne's downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her grim fate. In Thorns, Lust, and Glory, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started: to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England's most infamous queens. At the ...court of the French king as a resourceful teenage girl, Anne's journey to infamy began, and this landmark biography explores the world that shaped her, and how these loyalties would leave her vulnerable, leading to her ruin at the volatile court of Henry VIII. A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history's most enduring story, Thorns, Lust, and Glory is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge"--

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Subjects
Anne Boleyn, > Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, > 1507-1536.
Queens > England > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Genres
Biographies
Creative nonfiction
Published
New York : Hachette Books 2024
Language
English
Main Author
Estelle Paranque (author)
Edition
First US edition
Item Description
"Originally published in the UK by Ebury Press in May 2024"--Title page verso.
Physical Description
xvii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780306835933
  • Author's Note
  • Prologue: A Rose Between a Lion and a Salamander, Calais, October 25-27, 1532
  • Part 1. In the Shadow of the Court of Fleur-de-Lys, 1514-1526
  • Chapter 1. Games of Court
  • Chapter 2. The Rise of a Magnificent King and His Ladies
  • Chapter 3. Witnessing the Pursuit of Grandeur
  • Chapter 4. Troubled Waters
  • Part 2. The Pursuit of a Crown, 1527-1532
  • Chapter 5. Struggle to Power
  • Chapter 6. Ainsi Sera, Groigne Qui Groigne
  • Chapter 7. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  • Chapter 8. "The Most Happy"
  • Part 3. The Pitfalls of Glory, 1533-1536
  • Chapter 9. A Tudor Rose Cannot Replace a Lion Cub
  • Chapter 10. An Impossible Mission
  • Chapter 11. The Tide Has Turned
  • Chapter 12. The Inconceivable
  • Epilogue: A Jamais Remembered
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

Paranque (Blood, Fire and Gold, 2022) explores Anne Boleyn's ties to the French court and the impact of that relationship on future events. As a young woman, Boleyn became a lady-in-waiting to the queen of France, and Paranque argues that this experience fostered connections which affected later affairs as Boleyn campaigned to become Henry VIII's second wife. Boleyn's position in France may have influenced Henry's desire for a more formal alliance with the French king, although diplomatic matters in Europe were complicated by Henry's desire to divorce his first wife. Paraque's account spans Boleyn's time in France through her death, with a focus on the political maneuverings between England, France, and Spain. Henry's request for a divorce and subsequent break with Rome is also prominently featured, and Paranque argues that Boleyn was blamed disproportionately for her role. As Boleyn's papers were destroyed after her death, Paranque is left to make informed suppositions about Boleyn's thoughts and motivations through the writings of others. A good addition to the large body of Tudor history.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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