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Will the real Anne Boleyn please stand up?

by darla

I recently watched the movie The Other Boleyn Girl, based on the novel about the ill-fated relationship of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn, and was disappointed in the lack of historical accuracy. Seeking the truth behind the Hollywood version, I started looking for the story of the "real" Anne Boleyn and was quickly overwhelmed by the numerous conflicting accounts of this infamous woman. After some sleuthing, I've discovered two authors/Tudors scholars with reputable accounts of her life. /cat/seek/search/aweir%2C%20a?m=&topformsub=1/aweir+a/1%2C3%2C17%2CB/exact&FF=aweir+alison&1%2C15%2C">Alison Weir is a fantastic author to start with if you seek information about Tudor history. Check out her book The six wives of Henry VIII for information on all of of the monarch's wives, including Anne Boleyn. Another well-respected British historian to check out is Eric William Ives. Try his book The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn for a well-researched, well-written account of this controversial figure. For those of you who prefer the steamier Hollywood adult version of Tudor history, the AADL has Season One of the Showtime series /cat/seek/search/tthe+tudors/ttudors/1%2C7%2C11%2CB/exact&FF=ttudors+television+program&1%2C5%2C">The Tudors on dvd.

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Speaking of The Tudors, season two is coming out soon. It should be interesting to see more of the story. You can also try [b:1325541|The Duchess] for a take on Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Alison Weir also writes fiction. Check out [b:1308555|The Lady Elizabeth] and [b:1282938|Innocent traitor: a Novel of Lady Jane Grey].

Alison Weir really is fantastic. She makes reading about the Tudors highly entertaining, but keeps things factual. After I read The Six Wives of Henry VIII, I had to read The Children of Henry VIII, and The Life of Elizabeth I...and she's written several others as well. Best Anne Boleyn movie? Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) with Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold. It's what got me started on reading the Alison Weir books to begin with.

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