LadiesinWaiting, Sylvia Barbara Soberton
LadiesinWaiting, Sylvia Barbara Soberton
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Ladies-in-Waiting
Women Who Served Anne Boleyn

Author: Sylvia Barbara Soberton

Narrator: Naomi Madelin

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2023


Synopsis

The aspects of Anne Boleyn's life and death are fiercely debated by historians, yet her ladies-in-waiting remain an understudied topic. Much emphasis is usually put on Anne's relationships with the men in her life: her suitors, her royal husband, her father and brother, and her putative lovers who were executed on May 17, 1536. By concentrating on a previously neglected area of Anne Boleyn's female household, this book seeks to identify the women who served Anne and investigate what roles ladies-in-waiting played in this Queen's household.

About Sylvia Barbara Soberton

Sylvia Barbara Soberton is the author of The Forgotten Tudor Women: Anne Seymour, Jane Dudley & Elizabeth Parr, The Forgotten Tudor Women: Margaret Douglas, Mary Howard & Mary Shelton, and Golden Age Ladies: The Women Who Shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Juliew.

I thought this was pretty well researched using primary sources as well as modern.I enjoyed the writing and of course reading Anne's story all over again.I plan on keeping for reference on these women for future reading.I just wasn't thrilled with the organisation of the book which takes you through......more

Goodreads review by G.

An excellent read, with some new, most interesting insights on the women who served Anne Boleyn. Highly recommend......more

When we think of the people who surrounded Anne Boleyn, our immediate thoughts often do not turn to the women who dominated the daily life of the notorious queen, but of the men who loved her, slandered her, accused her and died with her. I greatly admire the work of Sylvia Barbara Soberton in shinin......more

Goodreads review by Heidi

The story of Anne Boleyn and her rise and fall has been told throughout the centuries in numerous ways. With tales of this memorable monarch came rumors of what happened inside her court and the women who served her during her reign. We tend to look at her life through the lens of the men who intera......more

Goodreads review by Laura

We always think of Anne Boleyn in terms of her relationships with men-Henry VIII, of course, and also the five men who were executed with her on trumped-up charges of treason and adultery. But to truly understand the life and times of this iconic queen it's also important to consider the women in he......more