The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn [Paperback]

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 Towerexplores 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 Towerpresents 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.“[Weir] is well equipped to parse the evidence, ferret out the misconceptions and arrive at sturdy hypotheses about what actually befell Anne.” —The New York Times

“Well-researched and compulsively readable . . . Acclaimed novelist and historian [Alison] Weir continues to successfully mine the Tudor era, once again excavating literary gold.”—Booklist

“It is a testament to Weir’s artfulness and elegance as a writer thatThe Lady in the Towerremains fresh and suspenseful, even though the reader knows what’s coming.”—The Independent(U.K.)
 
“Weir does a Herculean job of re-creating the doomed queen’s final weeks.”—Boston Herald
 
“Compelling stuff, full of political intrigue and packing an emotional wallop.”—The OregonianAlison Weir is theNew York Timesbestselling author of the novelsInnocent TraitorandThe Lady ElilÛ