The Boleyn Inheritance

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  The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory Touchstone Paperback 544 pages August 2007 Gregory’s latest contribution to the legend of the Boleyn’s focuses on three women: Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Jane Rochford. Their futures formed of deceit ... (read full critics)

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  • Read an Excerpt • Author Talk -- December 2006 You know the old rhyme: "King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded: One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded." The story of the fickle Tudor monarch captured my imagination when I was ... (read full critics)

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  A really interesting prospective on Henry VIII's wives from the view of Anne of Cleves, Jane Boleyn and Katherine Howard.

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  Valentine said on Aug 4, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• My favorite of the Tudors series. I enjoyed learning about Anne of Cleaves, and how she was able to escape from Henry VIII with a hefty divorce settlement. Gregory's novels manage to bring these women to life in a way that the typical biography doesn't.

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  Serena Freewomyn said on Nov 1, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I was not very into this book when I read the first couple of pages. However, the three-way monologue of Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Boleyn builds the horrible court of old Henry VIII page by page. This make you want to know what would happen next, although you have already known that ... (continue)

  I was not very into this book when I read the first couple of pages. However, the three-way monologue of Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Boleyn builds the horrible court of old Henry VIII page by page. This make you want to know what would happen next, although you have already known that one queen escaped but the other died.

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  Alveole Wu said on Dec 30, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  In The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory once again returns to a period in history that she writes about so knowledgably. The court of Henry VIII, this time covering the period 1539 to 1542 with a postscript ending in 1547.
  The story is narrated by the three protagonists Anne of Cleves, Kathe ... (continue)

  In The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory once again returns to a period in history that she writes about so knowledgably. The court of Henry VIII, this time covering the period 1539 to 1542 with a postscript ending in 1547.
  The story is narrated by the three protagonists Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Rochford concentrating on the lives of these young women trying to survive life at court during a time of political and religious uncertainty.
  It is an intense time as these women though powerful live in fear of Henry and his favourite way of solving his problems ‘the gallows’
  Written from the three different perspectives of these three very different women I found that I was once again enjoying historical facts interwoven with fiction in the style that Philippa Gregory does so well.
  Even if you have not read the previous novels in the series this one still stands well alone. So whether you are new to her novels or a firm fan this intense drama should bring the historical period to life.

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  Lindyloumac said on Nov 3, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I enjoyed this book as it told the story of the somewhat less known wives of Henry VIII - Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. The switching view point in the narration allows the reader to get closer to both women as well as to Jane Boleyn, the third player in this intricate story of plotting and b ... (continue)

  I enjoyed this book as it told the story of the somewhat less known wives of Henry VIII - Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. The switching view point in the narration allows the reader to get closer to both women as well as to Jane Boleyn, the third player in this intricate story of plotting and betrayals.

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  Miki said on Apr 6, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  "The bad times have come to King Henry's court once more, and everyone is afraid, everyone is under suspicion. It is like living in a nightmare... An enemy might work up an indiscretion into a crime; a friend might trade a confidence for a guarantee of safety. We are a court of cowards and tale bear ... (continue)

  "The bad times have come to King Henry's court once more, and everyone is afraid, everyone is under suspicion. It is like living in a nightmare... An enemy might work up an indiscretion into a crime; a friend might trade a confidence for a guarantee of safety. We are a court of cowards and tale bearers."

  The Boleyn Inheritance is my favorite of Gregory's Tudor series. This one is more personal, showing the fears and helplessness of Jane Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and Anne of Cleves. The characters have more depth and Henry VIII and the Duke of Norfolk are excellent villains.

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  Moirne Stark said on Jan 7, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• ISBN-10: 1439124671
• ISBN-13: 9781439124673
• Publisher: Pocket
• Pub date: Dec 01, 2008
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and eBook

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