The Challenge of Anne Boleyn

This biographer seems to have a better grasp of Henry, Anne and Catherine of Catherine's characters than any other. This is an excellent chronicle of the events leading to and surrounding the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn to power. A compelling and sympathetic summary highlighting key sources, and revealing their reliability, Ms. Chapman brilliantly recounts the tragic demise of a queen with much integrity and few friends. The book also gives a good portrait of the character of the times, when justice meant an entirely different thing than it does now.