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A review by wingedcreature
The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
4.0
It was really interesting. The book focuses solely on Anne Boleyn’s last few months, and goes into depth the reasons for her downfall, as well as events leading up to her arrest, and the aftermath of her death.
It was extremely readable, and had a lot of detail. Weir also takes a look at people who supported Anne as well as those who hated her, as well as the other men who were also put on trial for having affairs with Anne. It’s definitely not as one-sided as I thought it would be. It moved pretty fast, which is due to the fact that it is solely devoted to her last months.
I also liked how she talked about how historians interpreted the different events in the book, and how they changed over time. Also interesting was the chapter about different legends and ghost stories surrounding Anne Boleyn. It was unexpected, but shows how important a figure she really is.
It’s really aimed for those who are at least somewhat familiar with the time period because there’s not a lot of background information on Anne Boleyn’s childhood, or her life leading up to her final few months.
Rating: 4 out of 5. There are a lot of good things about the book, and it’s certainly more readable than some of her other books, but it’s certainly not aimed at the average person who might not have a background on the subject.
It was extremely readable, and had a lot of detail. Weir also takes a look at people who supported Anne as well as those who hated her, as well as the other men who were also put on trial for having affairs with Anne. It’s definitely not as one-sided as I thought it would be. It moved pretty fast, which is due to the fact that it is solely devoted to her last months.
I also liked how she talked about how historians interpreted the different events in the book, and how they changed over time. Also interesting was the chapter about different legends and ghost stories surrounding Anne Boleyn. It was unexpected, but shows how important a figure she really is.
It’s really aimed for those who are at least somewhat familiar with the time period because there’s not a lot of background information on Anne Boleyn’s childhood, or her life leading up to her final few months.
Rating: 4 out of 5. There are a lot of good things about the book, and it’s certainly more readable than some of her other books, but it’s certainly not aimed at the average person who might not have a background on the subject.