May book recommendation : The fall of Anne Boleyn : A countdown by Claire Ridgway

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The Fall of Anne Boleyn

A Countdown by Claire Ridgway




Hello my fellow history lovers, how are you all doing in the month of May?

Claire is the founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and has written many books on the Boleyn family.

Seeing that May is the downfall of Anne Boleyn, I decided to recommend a book on the last weeks of Anne Boleyn. This book is utterly fabulous, it goes into enough detail but does not overcomplicate it.

The book actually begins in January 1536 with her miscarriage which is a major factor in Anne Boleyn's fall, it factors in everything that will have contributed to the events of May 1536. She does not exclude anyone or forget anyone that was in the events of 1536.

When I read this book I was overcome with emotion, because Claire wrote it so beautifully, Anne could not do anything to change what was happening nor did she have any idea of what was going to happen to her. 

I do also like that this book goes day by day and month by month as someone who is an avid Tudor academic this book is really good for research and I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is researching Anne Boleyn's Downfall as it is really helpful and easy to read.

It is a really good book, and I do heartily recommend it, however, you will need tissues as I was sobbing by the end of it and did need 3-5 business days to recover.

I hope you all have a lovely month and get reading!

Warmest regards, 

Unholytudor 💚




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