Hunting the Falcon
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A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA
groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and
Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England
forever. 'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now
have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to
read' LITERARY REVIEW'Combines meticulously researched history and
contemporary voices with narrative flair' SUNDAY TIMES'Anne Boleyn
comes alive in this impressive study .. . Moves and informs' THE
TIMES'The most cogent narrative reading of the evidence to date'
SPECTATORThe story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most
remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun
wedding and then a coronation, ending just short of three years
later when a husband’s passion turned to such hatred that he
simply wanted his wife gone.In Hunting the Falcon, John Guy and
Julia Fox examine the most recent archival discoveries and peel
back layers of historical myth to present Anne and Henry in
startlingly new ways. They show how Anne and Henry's relationship
was tied almost completely to the major events of international
politics at one of the great turning points of European history,
and dispel any assumptions that a sixteenth-century woman, even a
queen, could exert little influence on the politics and beliefs of
a patriarchal society. Anne was in fact a shrewd and ruthless
politician in her own right, a woman who steered Henry and his
policies - and whom Henry seriously contemplated making joint
sovereign.Hunting the Falcon sets the facts and some completely new
finds into a wide frame, unearthing the truth about these two
extraordinary lives and their tumultuous times. It pays particular
attention to the seven 'missing' years that Anne spent in France,
and explores how she organised her side of the royal court in novel
ways that ultimately sowed the seeds of her own downfall. In this
feat of historical research and analysis, Guy and Fox offer a
sumptuous retelling of one of the most consequential marriages in
history and an exhilarating portrait of love, lust, politics and
power.'Better than Wolf Hall because it's all true' ANDREW
ROBERTS'A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue and betrayal,
underpinned by the harsh reality of politics' AMANDA FOREMAN
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