Mistress Anne

Name: Mistress Anne
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Carolly Erickson
ISBN: 9781456125219

Author: Carolly Erickson

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/06/2011

Categories: Nonfiction, History, European History

Synopsis

A powerful ruler, an alluring young woman, a scandal that would rock the nation: Anne Boleyn's life story sounds more like a juicy TV docu-drama than a chapter of English history. Although she is not of noble birth or even especially beautiful, Anne Boleyn manages to rise to the very pinnacle of the English aristocracy. Renowned for her extraordinarily vivid recreations of historical events, Carolly Erickson brings out the full fascinating story of the enigmatic Anne Boleyn. Erickson paints an engaging portrait of this intriguing woman and her tragic life, from her early education in court intrigue, through her courtship and controversial marriage to Henry VIII, to the day she mounts the scaffold. With her expertise in the Tudor period, her sensitivity to sexual and political nuance, and her eminently readable prose style, Carolly Erickson is the ideal biographer for the elusive Anne Boleyn. Narrator Simon Prebble's elegant performance evokes all of the bittersweet drama of Boleyn's exceptional life and the tumultuous times in which she lived.

About Carolly Erickson

Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarina’s Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gina on February 19, 2018

Questa è più una storia popolare che una biografia storica basata su fonti di riferimento, di qualunque genere, come per esempio il fatto che Anna avesse un sesto dito e un grosso neo sul collo. La narrazione va avanti con ipotesi gratuite sulle idee e sui comportamenti di Anna Bolena, ipotesi delle......more

Goodreads review by Hella on September 27, 2021

Sono una fan delle biografie della signora Erickson da quando lessi la sua biografia di Caterina la Grande, uno dei libri più interessanti che abbia mai letto, mi ha riportato indietro nel tempo nella Russia Imperiale, ricreando tutto un mondo. Essendo Anna Bolena una dei protagonisti della storia in......more

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry on January 31, 2019

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as two other books from this author. Not much is known about Anne herself, her thoughts, and the like. There's a lot of history in here, such as about the French court in young Anne's time, or Henry's divorce with Katherine, or secondhand accounts. So honestly, c......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on July 25, 2018

It's weird, that so long after her life, people are still biased against her.......more

Goodreads review by Valentina on October 30, 2023

La storia di Anna e di Enrico VIII è storia nota e ben conosciuta grazie ai libri su libri che ne sono stati tratti e i molteplici film, quindi non mi dilungherò sulla vicenda ma su come viene trattata in questa sede. Questa biografia ha i suoi pro ed i suoi contro: tra i pro sicuramente c’è lo stile......more