Name: Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn
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Author: Lauren MacKay
ISBN: 9781350147058

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Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lauren MacKay

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Language

English

Pages

312

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.5 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781350147058

Synopsis "Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn"

The tragic story of Anne Boleyn has been retold over the centuries, yet two key figures in Anne's life-her father Thomas and brother George- are often relegated to the margins of the history of Henry VIII's turbulent reign. Well before Anne's coronation in 1533, Thomas was regarded as one of Henry's most skilled and experienced ambassadors, and George was a talented young courtier on the rise. But Anne's downfall was to have a devastating effect on her family - ultimately costing her and her brother their lives. A family whose success and prestige had been shaped over generations was destroyed in a violent and brutal episode as the king sought a new wife and a male heir. In this first biography devoted to the Boleyn men, Lauren Mackay takes us beyond the stereotypes of Thomas and George to present a story that has almost been lost to history. This book follows the Boleyn men as they negotiated their way through the ruthless game of politics among the wolves of the court, and establishes their place in Tudor history.

Lauren MacKay

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Lauren Mackay is an Australian historian specialized in Renaissance diplomacy and Early Modern Europe. She earned her bachelor's degree in music at the Sydney Conservatory of Music and a master's degree in history at the University of New England, New South Wales. Later, she completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is a member of the Royal Historical Society

Among her notable works is Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador (2014), a biography that offers a unique perspective of the Tudor court. She is also the author of Among The Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn (2018), a biography that explores the life of the Boleyn brothers. Additionally, she contributed to the Wolf Hall Companion (2015), a literary guide that complements the famous historical novel.

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