{"product_id":"thorns-lust-and-glory-estelle-paranque-9780306835933","title":"Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking and beautifully written biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII, focusing on her transformative years in France and how they shaped her into one of history's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emost notoriously vilified and misunderstood queens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536--orchestrated by \u003ci\u003eher own husband\u003c\/i\u003e--never ceases to intrigue. How did this courtier's daughter become the queen of England, and what was it that \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e tore apart this illustrious marriage, rendering her the whore of England, an abandoned woman left to be executed on the scaffold? While many stories of Anne's downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her grim fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThorns, Lust, and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started: to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England's most infamous queens. At the court of the French king as a resourceful teenage girl, Anne's journey to infamy began, and this landmark biography explores the world that shaped her, and how these loyalties would leave her vulnerable, leading to her ruin at the volatile court of Henry VIII. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history's most enduring story, \u003ci\u003eThorns, Lust, and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Estelle Paranque\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306835932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306835933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Estelle Paranque","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064466399487,"sku":"9780306835933","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6734bf74-18f1-4093-8b51-a8b5893bf86a.jpg?v=1712124401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thorns-lust-and-glory-estelle-paranque-9780306835933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}