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crankylibrarian 's review for:
The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn
by Alison Weir
Weir has already written a half dozen books on the Tudors,so I wasn't sure what she would have to add here. I was pleasantly surprised; the consummate scholar, Weir has continued to do primary document research and has modified some of her theories about the relationship between Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Weir hesitates over the key question: did Henry believe Anne guilty of adultery, or did he knowingly and intentionally send his innocent wife and 5 subjects to the block for political purposes? Weir concludes that while Anne probably suffered from a "miscarriage of justice", Henry likely believed the charges, although they certainly proved marvelously convenient.
This may be slow going for those not familiar with the story; her _The Six Wives of Henry VIII_ is a better introduction. Includes a fun chapter on Anne Boleyn ghost stories and legends.
This may be slow going for those not familiar with the story; her _The Six Wives of Henry VIII_ is a better introduction. Includes a fun chapter on Anne Boleyn ghost stories and legends.