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Alison Weir

Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn: A King´s Obsession


2017. 544 S. 240 mm
Verlag/Jahr: HEADLINE; HEADLINE REVIEW 2017
ISBN: 1-472-22762-X (147222762X)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-472-22762-1 (9781472227621)

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Anne Boleyn, arguably Henry VIII´s most infamous queen, is brought to life in this fantastic novel by beloved historian, Alison Weir. The second spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Anne Boleyn: A King´s Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.

´A triumph of fine detail and research and offers a complex depiction of an endlessly fascinating woman´ Elizabeth Fremantle

´Anne Boleyn as you have never seen her before. I could not put it down´ Tracy Borman

´Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else´ Barbara Erskine

The young woman who changed the course of history.

Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy and France, Anne draws attention at the English court, embracing the play of courtly love.

But when the King commands, nothing is ever a game.

Anne has a spirit worthy of a crown - and the crown is what she seeks. At any price.

ANNE BOLEYN. The second of Henry´s Queens. Her story.
History tells us why she died. This powerful novel shows her as she lived. SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.

The third novel in Alison Weir´s spellbinding Six Tudor Queens series: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen - coming May 2018 Praise for Anne Boleyn: A King´s Obsession:

´Alison Weir has brought English history´s most famous ´other woman´ compellingly to life´ Linda Porter

´Detailed, immaculately researched and convincing´ The Times

´Weir´s outstanding and sound historical research shines through, shedding new light on England´s most controversial queen´ Nicola Tallis
Alison Weir´s wonderfully detailed novel offers a spellbinding solution to the mystery of Anne´s true nature . . . Enthralling Sarah Gristwood on Anne Boleyn: A King´s Obsession
Weir, Alison

Alison Weir is the top-selling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 2.7 million books worldwide. She has published eighteen history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Conquest, the first in her England´s Medieval Queens quartet. Alison has also published several historical novels, including Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth.

Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets is Alison Weir´s ninth published novel and the fourth in the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, which was launched in 2016 to great critical acclaim. The first three books in the series - Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, Anne Boleyn: A King´s Obsession and Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen were all Sunday Times bestsellers.

Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.