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Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies
Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies | Hayley Nolan
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julesG
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For the armchair historian who likes to dip into the controversial topic of Anne Boleyn biographies this clickbait/feminist title might just be the ticket.

I admit, I liked the breezy writing, including the #. Have I learned something new? Nope, it's all been written before. Anne Boleyn might have been slandered in fictional work, but most non-fiction actually doesn't depict her as the hussy who set out to ensnare the king with her sexuality. ⬇️

julesG From the point of view that one of my MA subjects was European history, I should hate the book, because Nolan lies about how Anne Boleyn has been treated by historians. Yet, coming from the same point of view, this book might attract more people to the study of history; ⬇️ 10mo
julesG to look at the historical figures and(!) events within the context of their time and look at the bigger picture rather than trust that fiction writers did their due diligence and portrait historical figures/events historically accurate. 10mo
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julesG Thank you, @rachelsbrittain, for another interesting #AuldLangSpine book @monalyisha 10mo
Amiable Great review! 10mo
Librarybelle I‘ve been wondering about this one… 10mo
sarahbarnes Great review! 10mo
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rachelsbrittain
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A brilliant feminist biography of Anne Boleyn that upends everything you thought you knew about Henry VIII's 2nd wife and reexamines her depection as a seductress. In actuality, Anne was a devout reformer educated in Hapsburg and French courts filled with the Reformation movement. And while diagnosing historical figures can be touchy (Nolan claims Henry had sociopathy), I do agree that romanticizing a relationship that ends in murder is troubling.

Branwen Oh wow! This looks absolutely amazing! 14mo
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rachelsbrittain
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Larkken Jinn-Bot looks intriguing hope it‘s good! 14mo
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I think seeing Six live this week might have reignited my preteen-era Tudor obsession. Oops.

julesG Enjoy your reading. (totally off topic, I enjoyed your Book Riot article about fantasy libraries) 1y
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