Tudor - Anne Boleyn Books

[kitty_kitty]

I love anything to do with Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I.

Which books do people recommend about them.

I have read:
The other Boleyn girl
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Queen of Subtleties - Suzannah Dunn
The secret Diary of Annne Boleyn

That is all i can remember off the top of my head

[Louiseog]

Cj Sansom Dissolution, Dark Fire and Sovereign are good, Henry VIII

[Tiger]

Ooh, I love anything to do with Anne Boleyn! Sadly, I'm too young for Philippa Gregory, though I've read a few on the six wives already.

Anne Boleyn- The Wife Who Lost Her Head
Anne Boleyn And Me
The Secret Diary Of Anne Boleyn
The Sixth Wife

And others, although I forget what they are :roll:

[Kell]

The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy.

[Lilywhite]

Oooh, I have that one to read. I love these books as well. I will have a look on my read pile from last year and see what I can come up with.

[kitty_kitty]

Thank you very mush keep them coming!!

[Kirstykat]

:blush:Hello Everyone! It's been a while,but I am back now !

I LOVE Historical Novels and can highly recommend 'Anne Boleyn, A Novel' by Jessica Smith. It shows a very interesting side to The Tale and you can tell that it was really well researched. I got my copy from E-Bay - I am not sure if it is still in print as the original price was in Shillings and Pence....! It's worth keeping your eyes peeled for, though

[prospero]

Joanna Denny wrote a revisionist biography of Anne Boleyn, and about time too - she deserves it. Denny also published a biography of Katherine Howard.

Eric Ives is the author of The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. Margaret George wrote The Autobiography of Henry VIII.

Alison Weir's also written two novels about Lady Jane Grey and Elizabeth I, but anyone who's read her books on the Princes in the Tower knows they're not her first fiction books. :roll:

Jean Plaidy's already been mentioned and entertaining though her novels are, they're a bit brief; you can't get your teeth into them.

David Starkey writes biographies set in that period, as does Antonia Fraser.

Strange, but I can't think of many novels set in the 16th century. Lots of non-fiction, though.

[Angel]

C. J. Sansom's Shardlake series is set in the 16th century - can't recommend them enough!

[tometraveller]

Try "I, Elizabeth" by Rosalind Miles. Very good fiction about Elizabeth I.

[Lilywhite]

I would recommend Jean Plaidy and Philippa Gregory for the actual Tudor books, however, if it's just a good historical fiction book you are after, maybe try Elizabeth Chadwick or Posie Graeme-Evans.

[Hazeltree]

I can't really recommend any other books than those already mentioned, but I just wanted to say that I've just re-read The Other Boleyn Girl and am really in the mood for some more books from this period - I'm going to have to find some of the ones on this list!

Alison Weir's non-fiction books are very readable - I've found them the most enjoyable of all 'text book' type history books.

[Lilywhite]

What a great suggestion. I never thought of reading non-fiction as I always considered them to be too 'text like'. I find it hard to keep facts and figures in my head when they are presented as a learning text, which is why I struggled with history at school. I've learnt more about historical figures and timelines through fiction than I did at A-level :lol:

[prospero]

A word of warning: take Alison Weir's books with a pinch of salt. She has a habit of mixing up timelines (which someone who's familiar with any given period of history would realise) and choosing her outcomes and only then fitting the evidence around it.

[Tiger]

Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy is Anne Boleyn and her cousin Catherine Howard, I loved it!