The Boleyns: The Rise & Fall of a Tudor Family

by Professor David Loades

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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.
  • ISBN10 1445603047
  • ISBN13 9781445603049
  • Publish Date 15 September 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 21 January 2017
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Amberley Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English