Anne Boleyn, An Illustrated Life of Henry VIII’s Queen

This is a great book for those interested in Anny Boleyn. It is not overly wordy and has some illustrations. Those who are interested in the Tudors and have read various books on them will know most of the information told in this book. But it will serve as a nice refresher for those who find this time in history, Anne Boleyn, or the Tudors interesting.

Anne Boleyn was an interesting woman. She was the most famous of Henry VIII’s wives. She was not considered to be beautiful according to the beauty standard for women at that time, but she was reportedly witty, talkative and confident. She was educated at the French court, spoke fluent in French, was intelligent, and cunning. She also failed to give the King a living son.

This book beings with her childhood and ends with her execution.

This book can easily be read in one sitting. My one complaint is that I could not zone in on the illustrations on my kindle. I would have liked to see them in more detail. With illustration in the title, I would have liked more and have them be bigger. But I did read an ARC and the physical book may have bigger illustrations.

Thank you to Pen and Sword History and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.