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 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.
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 6. Turning Trust to Treason
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 14. When Death Hath Played His Part
Chapter 15. The Concubine’s Little Bastard
Chapter 16. A Work of God’s Justice