books: other boleyn

books: other boleyn

books:

Other boleyn

The Other Queen: A Novel
Philippa Gregory

Touchstone, 2008

Two women competing for a man's heart Two queens fighting to the death for dominance The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the ...

Against a Crimson Sky: A Novel

James Conroyd Martin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

A Sweeping Epic Against a Crimson Sky
"Against a Crimson Sky" takes a gripping historical look at the final partition of Poland (1795), it's people, and tells the personal story of the Stelnickis. Martin uses a grand, sweeping style reminiscent of epic storytelling to paint a vivid picture of the era. ...

Push Not the River

James Conroyd Martin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

An Historical Fiction Treasure!
I found this historical fiction text to be absolutely enthralling! It has not only provided me with hours of enjoyable, page-turning reading, but has also given me great insight into my Polish ancestry and heritage. The strength, spirit, and heart of the Polish ...

The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory

Scribner, 2001

Compelling & Fascinating History Lesson..
Well,actually this book is too much fun to qualify as a lesson. Instead,it's an engrossing,can't-put-it-down dealing with two sisters, Anne Boleyn and her lesser known sister,, Mary,whom King Henry the VIII had a relationship with (as well as fathering two of her ...

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen

Joanna Denny

Da Capo Press, 2006

Not for the Close Minded
After reading "The Other Boleyn Girl," I wanted to learn more on Anne. Somehow I had reached twenty-five years old without knowing much on Tudor history. This book happened to be on sale here on Amazon, and I bought it. After reading many fiction and non-fiction ...

Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII

Fredonia Books (NL), 2006

Short but sweet
Although this book is relatively short, it is still worth the purchase for anyone interested in the Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII affair. The letters are very touching and shed some light on how much King Henry loved Anne, thus cutting ties off with Rome and ...

Murder Most Royal: The Story of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

Jean Plaidy aka Eleanor Hibbert

Three Rivers Press, 2006

Fabulous Historical Novel!
I have read many Plaidy novels, but this delves deeper than the others and represents, in my opinion, absolutely the best of Plaidy, and probably the best on the period. What I don't like about modern historicals is the way they play with history. Plaidy sticks to the ...

The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory

Touchstone, 2003

Characters were so alive, I thought I was a part of it all!
I have always been a big fan of English history so I immediately saw the movie based upon the book. Always wanting to find out more I bought the book myself and from the first page I was hypnotized. The characters are so vividly brought alive that I felt their fear, ...

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Alison Weir

Grove Press, 1991

Henry the World-class Glutton
Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. ...

Other Boleyn Girl, The
Philippa Gregory

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001

La otra Bolena/ The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory

Planeta, 2008

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN...
This well-known author of historical fiction has outdone herself with this rich and absorbing tale of the notorious Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary. In this Spanish text edition of the "Other Boleyn Girl", the Tudor court, with all its pomp and intrigue, is seen through ...