The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn - Robin Maxwell

I have a fascination with Henry VIII and his wives, like many people Anne Boleyn is a particular character from this period that I enjoy reading about as she is arguably the wife who attracts so many conspiracy theories and it's hard to make a decision about whether she was the villain of the era or a hard done by woman who was sacrificed on the whims of the men in her life. When I saw The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell in the library I instantly picked it up and added it to the pile I had ready to check out, I couldn't wait to start reading and begun as soon as I got home. The story begins with a newly crowned Elizabeth I, within the ...  Read the complete review

As some of you know I have an obsession with Henry VIII and his wives so whilst browsing on Amazon for my next book to read I stumbled across this one and had to have it. I bought a second hand copy that is admittedly tatty but readable, because of this it cost me only a penny plus p&p. My copy was written in 1997 but there is a 2002 version that costs £5.49 new and £1.68 used. The Secret Diary Of Anne Boleyn is of course a work of fiction. As far as we know Anne Boleyn did not have a diary, mores the pity! The book begins with us meeting her daughter Elizabeth I early on in her reign. She has yet to become the formidable Queen she later was and is ...  Read the complete review