The Lady in the Tower

Narrative non-fiction Historical Fiction Ancient History

Pages: 464
Published: 2009
Language: English

Alison Weir turns to the most dramatic chapter of Anne Boleyn's life: her fall. In the spring of 1536 the queen went from Henry VIII's side to a cell in the Tower of London in a matter of weeks — arrested, charged with adultery, incest, and treason, tried, and beheaded within days. Drawing closely on the contemporary record, Weir reconstructs those final seventeen days and asks who engineered Anne's destruction, and why. The first book devoted entirely to the queen's downfall.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Informative Reflective Complex Thought-Provoking

Betrayal Sacrifice

Historical Fiction Ancient History Biography Biography & Memoir History Medieval Memoir

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is a historian specializing in British royalty, especially the Tudor period. Readers enjoy her detailed non-fiction books like "The Six Wives of Henry VIII," "The Life of Elizabeth I," and "Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen.