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One of history’s most complex and alluring women comes to life in this classic novel by the
legendary Jean Plaidy.
Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family’s fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come.
Loathed by the English people, who called her “the King’s Great Whore,” Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king’s well-known insecurity and volatile temper. Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies.
legendary Jean Plaidy.
Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family’s fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come.
Loathed by the English people, who called her “the King’s Great Whore,” Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king’s well-known insecurity and volatile temper. Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies.
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One of history’s most complex and alluring women comes to life in this classic novel by the
legendary Jean Plaidy.
Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family’s fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come.
Loathed by the English people, who called her “the King’s Great Whore,” Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king’s well-known insecurity and volatile temper. Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies.
legendary Jean Plaidy.
Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family’s fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come.
Loathed by the English people, who called her “the King’s Great Whore,” Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king’s well-known insecurity and volatile temper. Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies.
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形式:ペーパーバック
生前は魔女または娼婦と呼ばれ、死後も良く言う者は少なく、しかし、娘がエリザベス一世として即位したため、今度は聖女とあがめられた、なかなかに複雑な人物、アン・ブーリンの物語です。
語り手はアン・ブーリン本人で、処刑の少し前、囚人となっているアンが、自分の人生を振り返るという形式で始まります。
イングランドの貴族の娘として生まれ、フランスに渡りフランス王妃の侍女を務め、帰国後もイングランド王妃の侍女になる。しかし、姉に続いてイングランド国王ヘンリー八世の目に留まり、愛人から、王妃への階段を上る。そして、落ちる。
同じくアン・ブーリンが主人公の他の小説と比べると、Philippa Gregory のThe other Boleyn girlは権力を求めた女性の話で、Carolyn MeyerのDoomed Queen Anneは馬鹿にした連中を見返そうとする話ですが、これは究極のセクハラという感じ。イングランド国王という上司に追い回されて、逃げ切れなかったというような。
淡々としていますが、終わり方は当然ながら悲劇の末路なので、後味はあまり良くないかも。メアリ王女が主人公のIn the shadow of the crownや、娘エリザベスが主人公のQueen of this realmも読むと、その後のことや、同じ出来事を反対側から見るとどうなるかがわかって、面白いです。
語り手はアン・ブーリン本人で、処刑の少し前、囚人となっているアンが、自分の人生を振り返るという形式で始まります。
イングランドの貴族の娘として生まれ、フランスに渡りフランス王妃の侍女を務め、帰国後もイングランド王妃の侍女になる。しかし、姉に続いてイングランド国王ヘンリー八世の目に留まり、愛人から、王妃への階段を上る。そして、落ちる。
同じくアン・ブーリンが主人公の他の小説と比べると、Philippa Gregory のThe other Boleyn girlは権力を求めた女性の話で、Carolyn MeyerのDoomed Queen Anneは馬鹿にした連中を見返そうとする話ですが、これは究極のセクハラという感じ。イングランド国王という上司に追い回されて、逃げ切れなかったというような。
淡々としていますが、終わり方は当然ながら悲劇の末路なので、後味はあまり良くないかも。メアリ王女が主人公のIn the shadow of the crownや、娘エリザベスが主人公のQueen of this realmも読むと、その後のことや、同じ出来事を反対側から見るとどうなるかがわかって、面白いです。
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27 人中、24人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
The Queen of a Thousand Days
2004/8/3
形式:ペーパーバック
Anne Boleyn is probably one of the most fascinating women in English history. Here, Jean Plaidy brings her to life with a spectacular first-person narrative about who Anne Boleyn really was.
The book begins in the Tower of London; Anne has been convicted of adultery and treason and is waiting for her execution. She then revisits her days at the French and English courts, being courted by the King, and her eventual marriage to him and the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth. Anne tells her story with simplicity, recounting her life at a Court that was filled with seductions, intrigues, murder, and plotting.
The story of the Queen of a Thousand Days is recounted here with unbelievable historical accuracy, as well as remarkable insight into those events which were to shape the course of history. Although it may seem that there is too much history infused into this book, it is necessary because it gives shape to all that these characters say and do. Anne grows from a frightened little girl in the retinue of Princess Marguerite to a lady-in-waiting to Queen Katharine, and finally to Queen of England, seemingly without effort on her part.
The book begins in the Tower of London; Anne has been convicted of adultery and treason and is waiting for her execution. She then revisits her days at the French and English courts, being courted by the King, and her eventual marriage to him and the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth. Anne tells her story with simplicity, recounting her life at a Court that was filled with seductions, intrigues, murder, and plotting.
The story of the Queen of a Thousand Days is recounted here with unbelievable historical accuracy, as well as remarkable insight into those events which were to shape the course of history. Although it may seem that there is too much history infused into this book, it is necessary because it gives shape to all that these characters say and do. Anne grows from a frightened little girl in the retinue of Princess Marguerite to a lady-in-waiting to Queen Katharine, and finally to Queen of England, seemingly without effort on her part.
11 人中、11人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
A humanizing portrait of Anne Boleyn
2006/6/12
形式:ペーパーバック
Jean Plaidy's The Lady in the Tower tells the story of the rise and fall of Henry VIII's second wife Anne Boleyn, and charts her life from her beginnings at the French court until her execution for treason.
Anne, who many consider to be Henry VIII's most fascinating queen, has been the subject of countless retellings. What I like about Plaidy's novel is that it is written in first person as a kind of memoir while Anne is imprisoned in the Tower of London, and tells her story from her own point of view. This creates a sympathetic portrait and helps in humanizing a historical figure who was greatly hated and villified in her own day.
A very great and interesting read. I am so happy that many of Plaidy's other novels are being re-released for a new generation of readers to enjoy.
Anne, who many consider to be Henry VIII's most fascinating queen, has been the subject of countless retellings. What I like about Plaidy's novel is that it is written in first person as a kind of memoir while Anne is imprisoned in the Tower of London, and tells her story from her own point of view. This creates a sympathetic portrait and helps in humanizing a historical figure who was greatly hated and villified in her own day.
A very great and interesting read. I am so happy that many of Plaidy's other novels are being re-released for a new generation of readers to enjoy.
9 人中、7人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Explanation of why it's boring
2004/10/11
形式:ペーパーバック
The first half is a lot more detailed and imaginative than the second, when it appears that the author got tired and started rushing through to the end we all know is coming. "I got pregnant, then I lost the child" is not the stuff of gripping psychological drama. Pick up Margaret George instead.
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