![]() ![]() ![]() As I said already, Weir concentrated on contemporary and near-contemporary sources, ignoring until she had written most of the book the opinions of modern scholars on the subject. The book covered the political situation in the few weeks before Anne's death, in a way that, while perhaps you are wanting the book to get straight to the trial and execution, builds up nicely to the drama, so that you are aware from all angles how Anne's fall could have come about. ![]() Weir takes a lot in the contemporary sources with a pinch of salt, equally in the modern historical accounts as well, and she is a true historian. It was a great, compelling read, and Weir covered every ground she could, in a very unbiased manner she managed to compile most every contemporary source available on the subject, to the point where the book includes at least five accounts of Anne's speech at the scaffold. But as her remains rot in the sun-unblessed by coffin, marker, or funeral-few know the truth behind her swift demise. Soon, one sword stroke sends her into eternity. ![]() Despite maintaining her innocence, she's quickly condemned to death. Accused of adultery, incest, and treason, Anne Boleyn is locked in the Tower of London on May 2, 1536. New York Times best-selling author Alison Weir tells the spellbinding tale of the last days of Henry VIII's second wife. ![]()
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