The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn »

Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth and several historical biographies, including Mistress of the Monarchy, Queen Isabella, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.

Drawing on myriad sources from the Tudor era, bestselling author Alison Weir provides the first book ever to examine, in unprecedented depth, the gripping story of Anne Boleyn’s final days. The Lady in the Tower explores the motives and intrigues of those who helped to seal the queen’s fate, unraveling the tragic tale of Anne’s fall, from her miscarriage of the son who would have saved her to the final, dramatic scene on the scaffold. What emerges is an extraordinary portrayal of a woman of great courage, tested to the extreme by the terrible plight in which she found herself, a powerful queen whose enemies were bent on utterly destroying her. Horrifying but captivating, The Lady in the Tower presents the full array of evidence of Anne Boleyn’s guilt—and innocence. Only in Alison Weir’s capable hands can readers learn the truth about the fate of one of the most influential and fascinating figures in English history.

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The New York Times - Janet Maslin

[Weir] is well equipped to parse the evidence, ferret out the misconceptions and arrive at sturdy hypotheses about what actually befell Anne. Her command of minutiae is impressive, as is her enthusiasm for even the most minor aspects of Anne's frequently distorted story.

PREFACE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
GENEALOGICAL TABLES
PROLOGUE The Solemn Joust
CHAPTER 1 Occurrences That Presaged Evil
CHAPTER 2 The Scandal of Christendom
CHAPTER 3 The Frailty of Human Affairs
CHAPTER 4 Plotting the Affair
CHAPTER 5 Unlawful Lechery
CHAPTER 6 Turning Trust to Treason
CHAPTER 7 To the Tower
CHAPTER 8 Stained in Her Reputation
CHAPTER 9 The Most Mischievous and Abominable Treasons
CHAPTER 10 More Accused than Convicted
CHAPTER 11 Fighting Without a Weapon
CHAPTER 12 Just, True, and Lawful Impediments
CHAPTER 13 For Now I Die
CHAPTER 14 When Death Hath Played His Part
CHAPTER 15 The Concubine’s Little Bastard
CHAPTER 16 A Work of God’s Justice
 
APPENDIX: Legends
NOTES ON SOME OF THE SOURCES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES AND REFERENCES
INDEX