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Harvey Purse Amanda - The Boleyns From The Tudors To The Windsors - Hardcover
Harvey Purse Amanda - The Boleyns From The Tudors To The Windsors - Hardcover
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Description: 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.
Title: The Boleyns From The Tudors To The Windsors
Author(s): Harvey Purse Amanda
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Barcode: 9781398100220
Pages: 288 Pages, 16 Plates, Color
Publication Date: 10/15/2022
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
Description: 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.
Title: The Boleyns From The Tudors To The Windsors
Author(s): Harvey Purse Amanda
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Barcode: 9781398100220
Pages: 288 Pages, 16 Plates, Color
Publication Date: 10/15/2022
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
