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The Boleyns

The Rise & Fall of a Tudor Family

By: David Loades

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Paperback | 15 June 2012 | Edition Number 2

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288 Pages

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Revised

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20.32 x 12.7 x 2.54

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A magnificent tale of family rivalry and intrigue set against Henry VIII's court. The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic drama of the Tudor era. The Boleyns had long been an influential English family. Sir Edward Boleyn had been Lord Mayor of London. His grandson, Sir Thomas had inherited wealth and position, and through the sexual adventures of his daughters, Mary and Anne, ascended to the peak of influence at court. The three Boleyn children formed a faction of their own, making many enemies: and when those enemies secured Henry VIII's ear, they brought down the entire family in blood and disgrace. George, Lord Rochfort, left no children. Mary left a son by her husband, William Carey - Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon. Anne left a daughter, Elizabeth I - so like her in many ways and a sexual politician without rival. Includes 33 illustrations, 25 in colour.

About the Author

David Loades is Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales. He has written sixteen books on the Tudors, including: Henry VIII ('David Loades is one of our finest Tudor historians' Alison Weir, 'David Loades, veteran commentator on Tudor England, here presents a portrait of the Tudor Stalin, who fascinated his people as much as he terrified them. We are happily exempt from the terror at a safe distance of five centuries, but the life of the king who wanted to be larger than life retains its absorbing drama.

Industry Reviews

'Loades describes fully and with his usual panache the history of the family' THE HISTORIAN 'Neither Starkey nor Weir has the assurance and command of Loades' SIMON HEFFER, LITERARY REVIEW 'David Loades Tudor biographies are both highly enjoyable and instructive, the perfect combination' ANTONIA FRASER

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