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by Retha M. Warnicke (Author) "In 1509 just before his eighteenth birthday, Henry VIII became king of England ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 338 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (27 Oct 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521370000
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521370004
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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A study of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, which looks at a series of long-standing and fundamental convictions about her personality and fate. It analyzes her life within the framework of social and religious values, including family loyalty and honour.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting theories but lacking historical foundation, 3 Oct 2001
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This review is from: The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII (Canto) (Paperback)
Warnicke presents some interesting alternative theses, although adhering to the generally accepted view that Anne Boleyn was not guilty of the adultery charges. It is a well-written and readable account, however a number of her hypotheses - particularly in relation to Viscount Rochford, and one of Queen Anne's micarriages - are based on scant (perhaps even non-existent) evidence, and have since been discredited by other scholars. Furthermore, at times it reads very much like an American 20th century reconstruction, without examining events in their contemporary context. It is certainly worth a look for those with a good knowledge of the area, and who are interested in comparing the various historians' interpretations of the events of 1536. However for those relatively new to this period, it is not a good starting point - I would recommend Antonia Fraser's "Six Wives of Henry VIII" as a better introduction
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3.0 out of 5 stars Certainly intriguing, 22 Nov 2003
This review is from: The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII (Canto) (Paperback)
There is no denying that Professor Warnicke's book has an almost revolutionary outlook on both the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn. The key areas in which Warnicke's thesis challenges conventional historical opinion on Anne Boleyn's life are on the subjects of her date of birth, physical appearance and fall from power.

It has to be said that for the first part of the book, Warnicke is remarkably successful. She convincingly demonstrates that the current historical belief that Anne Boleyn was born sometime around 1501 is incorrect, and that the more likely date is 1507. Similarly, few can dispute her arguments that refute the age-old rumours of certain deformities (namely the infamous sixth finger/extra nail and warts.) However, it is in her assessment of Anne Boleyn's demise that Professor Warnicke disappoints.

Her entire thesis is based on the assumption that Anne Boleyn gave birth to a deformed foetus in early 1536, something that led to her arrest on charges of witchcraft, incest and adultery in May of that year. She also alleges that the men arrested with her were known homosexuals, something that allowed their 16th-century contemporaries to accuse them of gross sexual indecency. However, there is almost no evidence at all that Anne Boleyn's "lovers" were homosexuals, indeed some of them were active womanisers. The evidence for the deformed foetus idea is also disappointingly scarce, and Warnicke bases much of her idea on 'ifs' and a kind of 'if A happened, then B,C,D and E must also have happened' mentality, often disregarding evidence that she finds inconvienient. She latches onto a comment made in the virulently anti-Boleyn work of Nicolas Sander, who Warnicke spent the rest of her book discrediting (and very convincingly, it has to be said.) Therefore, it seems utterly ludicrous that she should suddenly place such emphasis on his comments that alleged Anne Boleyn gave birth to a "shapeless mass" in January 1536.

Other areas of the book are disappointing. It is at times dry and ponderously academic. Warnicke also fails to place enough emphasis on Anne Boleyn's role in religion and instead focuses on "harem politics" at the king's court, whilst ignoring the wider socio-economic impact of the king's marriage.

Nonetheless, despite these draw-backs, Warnicke's work on the rise of Anne Boleyn should be commended - even if her work on the fall remains seriously questionable.

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I bought this book and I really didn't like it. It goes against everything that I have read from other books and what I myself personally believe. For example, the 1507 birthdate is completely wrong in my opinion-what Retha Warnicke presents as evidence is a letter written by Anne from Margaret of Austria's court. In her opinion the fact that the letter has bad spelling mistakes obviously means that a child of seven wrote it and not a young woman of 14. She does not make allowances for the fact that at this time Anne was still learning the language, and would make mistakes. The handwriting of the letter confirms in my opinion that it was written by a young woman not a child.
She also asks us to believe that Anne became the accomplished courtier she was whilst still in the nursery.
Retha Warnicke also asks us to believe that a deformed foetus was the reason Anne was disposed of and that Anne and Cromwell were never in alliance. Other biographies I have read completely contradict this fact.
I could recommend better books about the life of Anne Boleyn, Eric Ives "The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn: The Most Happy" is one of the best I have read. Don't buy this if you are new to the period-it will mislead you.
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