I have been reading and watching about Henry VIII and his six wives since the 70s, with the BBC production, and with historical fiction novels by Jean Plaidy, Norah Lofts, Phillippa Gregory, and Alison Weir, etc. I've seen all the productions. It's fascinating, but when I saw the latest series promoted, I thought, "Again? Really, hasn't this been DONE?" But I'm interested to read new information about Henry and Anne...and I've always rather favored Anne, especially since the movie, "Anne of a Thousand Days"....I thought she was smart not to give in to the King. Just throwing this out there, a woman who could benefit from a series is Eleanor of Aquitaine! There is a play and a movie called "The Lion in Winter" about her in her old age, but really---check out her history in Wikipedia---she had quite the life! She was strong and knew her own mind!
This is wonderful! As a long time reader of Henry/Anne books (fiction and non-fiction) I can’t wait to read this updated, historically accurate account. It would be fun to know what other books you/others have enjoyed from the category. It makes me think back to first reading Philipa Gregory’s books; although historical fiction, she first sparked my interest in the topic.
I have been reading and watching about Henry VIII and his six wives since the 70s, with the BBC production, and with historical fiction novels by Jean Plaidy, Norah Lofts, Phillippa Gregory, and Alison Weir, etc. I've seen all the productions. It's fascinating, but when I saw the latest series promoted, I thought, "Again? Really, hasn't this been DONE?" But I'm interested to read new information about Henry and Anne...and I've always rather favored Anne, especially since the movie, "Anne of a Thousand Days"....I thought she was smart not to give in to the King. Just throwing this out there, a woman who could benefit from a series is Eleanor of Aquitaine! There is a play and a movie called "The Lion in Winter" about her in her old age, but really---check out her history in Wikipedia---she had quite the life! She was strong and knew her own mind!
This is wonderful! As a long time reader of Henry/Anne books (fiction and non-fiction) I can’t wait to read this updated, historically accurate account. It would be fun to know what other books you/others have enjoyed from the category. It makes me think back to first reading Philipa Gregory’s books; although historical fiction, she first sparked my interest in the topic.
Such a fascinating conversation! I learned so much from it. Thank you for the insight!
Family lore is that I'm related to the 'specialist headsman' Henry orders from France to behead Anne. We both have the same last name, Maugér.
This was a great interview! I’m interested to pick up the book!
This was a great interview! I can’t wait to read the book. And, I learned a new vocabulary word: termagant. I have never heard that word before 😆