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Anne Boleyn

Norah Lofts

Start date: December 1, 2015

Finish date: December 31, 2015

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Nov 20, 2015 Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, tbrhchallenge, themechallenge2015

Norah Lofts writes a brief biography, which is easy to read, about the unfortunate life of Anne Boleyn. A young woman wanting popularity and status, catches the eye of Henry VIII, a charming and handsome young king. He was also a man that was unforgiving and if his needs weren't met heads would roll (pun intended). The Tudor King had a very clever counsel that sought to meet the king's needs or their own selfish agenda (vengeance, power, etc. & not evaluated in the novel). Henry VIII's main conc ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Kris (My Novelesque Life) rated it liked it

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Aug 19, 2012 Taylor rated it it was ok

Shelves: history, tudors

Aug 15, 2012 Allison marked it as to-read

Shelves: historical-fiction

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