Ann Boleyn-The Wife Who Lost Her Head

by Laura Beatty

As a teenager, Anne Boleyn caught the eye of King Henry VIII. He wooed her with passionate love letters and finally married her. Love soon turned sour, however, as Anne realized that all her husband wanted from her was a son and heir. The birth of a daughter was a disaster for Anne.

Genres: History

64 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2001

About the author

Laura Beatty is the author of Pollard, a novel that won the Authors' Club First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize. She has also written two biographies, the first about Lillie Langtry which contained the first publication of correspondence between Lillie and her lover Arthur Jones, and the second about Anne Boleyn.

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Reviews

[Jo · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short biography of Anne Boleyn aimed at older children. It was a quick easy read but I did feel that the author was rather biased and just reiterated the old story of Anne being a witch and her downfall being entirely her own fault. Brings nothing new to the table

[Jayden Goodrem · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a story biography of Anna Boleyn well Written in a way that kept me reading it in a nice way.

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

While I understand this book is labelled as a junior title, you can still add a bit of intelligence.
There’s no need to dumb down the story.

[Lilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartbreaking how she went from having everything to nothing in the swipe of a sword.