I think that this is a wonderful book for someone who has background knowledge of the period and the various important figures of Henry's court. Claire Ridgeway reads well enough but she is not a professional narrator so there are times when pacing or intonation becomes a little strange. No matter what one might think of Anne and her behaviour in former years she certainly did not deserve to die in this shoddy way and I think the charges were a work of fiction and even absurd especially the supposed sexual relations with her brother George. I for one tend to agree with the author's arguments which hold Henry responsible not only for the facts she presents but also in the light of my own knowledge of Henry's behaviour towards his first wife Catherine of Aragon and Cardinal Wolsey and also how in the first years of his reign he had his father's hated tax collectors beheaded on flimsy charges. I also loved the way Claire Ridgeway presented differing interpretations of other distinguished historians and how she leaves it to the reader to make his or her own judgement. Why was Anne Boleyn executed? Who was responsible for Anne Boleyn's fall? Was Anne Boleyn's execution a foregone conclusion, and was she framed?Ĭlaire Ridgway, creator of The Anne Boleyn Files website and best-selling author of The Anne Boleyn Collection, George Boleyn, and On This Day in Tudor History continues her mission to share the real truth about Anne Boleyn.Īt last an account of Anne's last year based on the actual sources from the time, a concentration on the facts and events without sentimentality and overemotional reaction but with distanced appraisal on the part of the author to the possible interpretations of the events. Special features include mini biographies of those involved, a timeline of events, and full referencing. The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown is presented in a diary format, allowing listeners to dip in, look up a particular date, or listen from start to finish. The coup against the Queen results in the brutal executions of six innocent people - Anne Boleyn herself, her brother, and four courtiers - and the rise of a new Queen.ĭrawing on 16th-century letters, eye witness accounts, and chronicles, Claire Ridgway leads the listener through the sequence of chilling events one day at a time, telling the true story of Anne Boleyn's fall.
During the spring of 1536 in Tudor England, events conspire to bring down Anne Boleyn, the Queen of England.
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