The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen

The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
ISBN-10
0547328184
ISBN-13
9780547328188
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
343
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author
Susan Bordo

Description

This biography reconstructs the life of the second wife of Henry VIII, drawing on scholarly studies and critical analysis to define an English queen who has been alternately viewed as a whore, martyr, feminist icon and cautionary tale over the centuries.

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