| Title | : | Doomed Queen Anne: A Young Royals Book |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (250 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0152050868 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2004-05-01 |
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Though born without great beauty, wealth, or title, Anne Boleyn blossomed into a captivating woman. She used her wiles to win the heart of England's most powerful man, King Henry VIII, and persuade him to defy everyone--including his own wife—to make her his new queen. But Anne's ambition was her fatal flaw. This is the true story of the girl everyone loved to hate.
Carolyn Meyer's engrossing third novel in the award-winning Young Royals series tells Anne's fascinating story in her own voice—from her life as an awkward girl to the dramatic moments before her death.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly Carolyn Meyer's Young Royals series continues with Doomed Queen Anne, based on the tragic events of Anne Boleyn's life. Told in the first person, Meyer's novel sensitively portrays Boleyn's childhood (at 13, she declared she would one day be Queen of England) through to the moments before her infamous end: death by beheading. Ages 12-up.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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