The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn : Interpreting Image and Perception

Helene Harrison

ISBN 10: 1036105024 / ISBN 13: 9781036105020

Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd Sep 2025, 2025

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Neuware - Explores Anne Boleyn's life and legacy through 500 years of images, perceptions, and historical interpretations.Mistress. Queen. Reformer. Traitor. Icon.This book is not like any others you might have read on Anne Boleyn. It is not a biography of the life of Henry VIII's second wife and queen. What this book does is to examine Anne Boleyn through images and perceptions of her. Through documents, letters, images, propaganda, films, novels and historical biographies, this book explores Anne Boleyn through more than 500 years of history. Explore how perceptions of her have changed and developed over time. Whether she is seen as a mistress, a queen, a mother, a reformer, a traitor, or a tragic heroine, Anne Boleyn continues to inspire so much exploration and even new discoveries today. See Anne through the eyes of people who knew her, loved her, hated her, and studied her. In the present day, Anne Boleyn has quite a devoted scholarship, honed through perceptions built over the last half a millennium. Her life, reign, and tragic death at the hands of the man who tore England apart to be with her have made Anne Boleyn one of the most divisive and exciting figures in English history.

Seller Inventory # 9781036105020

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn : Interpreting Image and Perception
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Sep 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1036105024
• ISBN 13: 9781036105020
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 239W x 164H x 29D millimeters 239 millimeters width by 164 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 486 grams

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Synopsis

Explores Anne Boleyn’s life and legacy through 500 years of images, perceptions, and historical interpretations.

Mistress. Queen. Reformer. Traitor. Icon.

This book is not like any others you might have read on Anne Boleyn. It is not a biography of the life of Henry VIII’s second wife and queen. What this book does is to examine Anne Boleyn through images and perceptions of her. Through documents, letters, images, propaganda, films, novels and historical biographies, this book explores Anne Boleyn through more than 500 years of history. Explore how perceptions of her have changed and developed over time. Whether she is seen as a mistress, a queen, a mother, a reformer, a traitor, or a tragic heroine, Anne Boleyn continues to inspire so much exploration and even new discoveries today. See Anne through the eyes of people who knew her, loved her, hated her, and studied her. In the present day, Anne Boleyn has quite a devoted scholarship, honed through perceptions built over the last half a millennium. Her life, reign, and tragic death at the hands of the man who tore England apart to be with her have made Anne Boleyn one of the most divisive and exciting figures in English history.

About the Author

Helene Harrison studied at the University of Northumbria in Newcastle, achieving both a BA and an MA in History before going on to complete an MSc in Library Management. Her passion for Tudor history started when studying for A Levels and completing a module on Tudor rebellions. Her Masters dissertation focused on portrayals of Anne Boleyn through the centuries, from contemporary letters to modern TV and film adaptations. Now she writes two blogs, one Tudor history and one book-related, and loves visiting royal palaces and snuggling up with a book or embroidery project.

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