Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe [1 ed.] 9781526631558, 9781526631527, 9781526631510, 9781526670465
The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun
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Table of contents :
Genealogical Tables
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
1. Henry: Childhood and Adolescence
2. Henry: Apprentice King
3. Anne: Childhood and Adolescence
4. Anne: Apprentice Courtier
5. Focus on France
6. The Queen’s demoiselle
7. Looking to the Future
8. First Encounters
9. Anne in Love
10. An Anxious Year
11. Henry in Love
12. The ‘Secret Matter’
13. Anne Makes Her Mark
14. The Sweat
15. Wolsey’s Nemesis
16. The Durham House Group
17. A Breakthrough at Last?
18. The Falcon Ascendant
19. The Marriage
20. Anne’s Triumph
21. The Ambassadors
22. Anne the Queen
23. Dangerous Times
24. Family Matters
25. Piety and Pastime
26. Court Conspiracy
27. Into the Abyss
28. The Trials Begin
29. The Falcon at Bay
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Anne Boleyn’s Date of Birth
Appendix 2: Sources for Anne’s Movements in France
Appendix 3: Sources for the Trials of Anne and George Boleyn
Appendix 4: The Identity of the Woman Giving Evidence Against George Boleyn
Abbreviations
Notes
Dates, Spellings, Units of Currency
Sources and Bibliography
Printed Primary Sources
Acknowledgements
Illustration Credits
Index
A Note on the Authors
Plate Section
Genealogical Tables
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
1. Henry: Childhood and Adolescence
2. Henry: Apprentice King
3. Anne: Childhood and Adolescence
4. Anne: Apprentice Courtier
5. Focus on France
6. The Queen’s demoiselle
7. Looking to the Future
8. First Encounters
9. Anne in Love
10. An Anxious Year
11. Henry in Love
12. The ‘Secret Matter’
13. Anne Makes Her Mark
14. The Sweat
15. Wolsey’s Nemesis
16. The Durham House Group
17. A Breakthrough at Last?
18. The Falcon Ascendant
19. The Marriage
20. Anne’s Triumph
21. The Ambassadors
22. Anne the Queen
23. Dangerous Times
24. Family Matters
25. Piety and Pastime
26. Court Conspiracy
27. Into the Abyss
28. The Trials Begin
29. The Falcon at Bay
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Anne Boleyn’s Date of Birth
Appendix 2: Sources for Anne’s Movements in France
Appendix 3: Sources for the Trials of Anne and George Boleyn
Appendix 4: The Identity of the Woman Giving Evidence Against George Boleyn
Abbreviations
Notes
Dates, Spellings, Units of Currency
Sources and Bibliography
Printed Primary Sources
Acknowledgements
Illustration Credits
Index
A Note on the Authors
Plate Section
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