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Here we go: December‘s #bookspin and #doublespin picks!

Thank you so much for hosting, Sarah…I look forward to this challenge every month! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w

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rwmg

Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession | Alison Weir

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Fictional life of Anne Boleyn from the age of 11 to her death.

Interesting about her early life in the courts of Burgundy and France, a more difficult read once she arrives at Henry VIII's court, simply because the story is so well known and it wasn't enough to overcome the bias in Katherine of Aragon's favour from having read “The True Queen“ earlier.

atenelli It‘s such a good read. I learned a lot about her and definitely want to reread this novel. I felt that her life must have been hard after her return to England, particularly with her family‘s demands of her. 6mo

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rwmg

Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession | Alison Weir

@ShyBookOwl
#FirstLineFridays

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rwmg

Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession | Alison Weir

#coffeeandabook

dabbe I love her books. 🤩 6mo

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julesG

Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies | Hayley Nolan

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For the armchair historian who likes to dip into the controversial topic of Anne Boleyn biographies this clickbait/feminist title might just be the ticket.

I admit, I liked the breezy writing, including the #. Have I learned something new? Nope, it's all been written before. Anne Boleyn might have been slandered in fictional work, but most non-fiction actually doesn't depict her as the hussy who set out to ensnare the king with her sexuality. ⬇️

julesG From the point of view that one of my MA subjects was European history, I should hate the book, because Nolan lies about how Anne Boleyn has been treated by historians. Yet, coming from the same point of view, this book might attract more people to the study of history; ⬇️ 11mo

julesG to look at the historical figures and(!) events within the context of their time and look at the bigger picture rather than trust that fiction writers did their due diligence and portrait historical figures/events historically accurate. 11mo

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julesG Thank you, @rachelsbrittain, for another interesting #AuldLangSpine book @monalyisha 11mo

Amiable Great review! 11mo

Librarybelle I‘ve been wondering about this one… 11mo

sarahbarnes Great review! 11mo

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rachelsbrittain

Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies | Hayley Nolan

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A brilliant feminist biography of Anne Boleyn that upends everything you thought you knew about Henry VIII's 2nd wife and reexamines her depection as a seductress. In actuality, Anne was a devout reformer educated in Hapsburg and French courts filled with the Reformation movement. And while diagnosing historical figures can be touchy (Nolan claims Henry had sociopathy), I do agree that romanticizing a relationship that ends in murder is troubling.

Branwen Oh wow! This looks absolutely amazing! 1y

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rachelsbrittain

Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies | Hayley Nolan

#WeekendReads

Larkken Jinn-Bot looks intriguing hope it‘s good! 1y

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rachelsbrittain

Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies | Hayley Nolan

I think seeing Six live this week might have reignited my preteen-era Tudor obsession. Oops.

julesG Enjoy your reading. (totally off topic, I enjoyed your Book Riot article about fantasy libraries) 1y

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Crystal83

Bring Up the Bodies | Hilary Mantel

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I just finished this audiobook. I actually liked this book better than the first book in the series. I felt like the first book was to long. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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