The Boleyns: From the Tudors to the Windsors

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, was executed in 1536, but her sister Mary survived and lived on. Amanda Harvey Purse explores the stories of several individuals from the Boleyn bloodline, including Robert Devereux, Lettice Knollys, and Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, who played significant roles in various aspects of British history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2024
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, was executed on 19 May 1536. Her sister Mary, rumoured mistress to the monarch, lived on and survived the king's wrath. But this is not the end of the tale of the Boleyns and the British Royal family – their stories have remained entwined for almost 500 years, through countless wars, crises, and triumphs. In this book, Amanda Harvey Purse delves into the archives to tell the remarkable story of a number of individuals who form part of the Boleyn bloodline, spanning the worlds of the military, art, and politics. Among those featured are Robert Devereux, executed for treason after leading an army against the government in the early seventeenth century; Lettice Knollys, banished from the court of Elizabeth I after marrying the wrong man; and Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, the grandmother of and godmother to Elizabeth II, who married Claude Bowes-Lyon and played a significant role in the convalescence of soldiers during the First World War.

Weight: 238g
Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398119611