Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-326) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The erasure of Anne Boleyn and the creation of "Anne Boleyn" -- Queen interrupted -- Why you shouldn't believe everything you've heard about Anne Boleyn -- Why Anne? -- In love (or something like it) -- A perfect storm -- The tower and the scaffold -- Henry: how could he do it? -- Recipes for "Anne Boleyn" -- Basic historical ingredients -- Anne's afterlives, from she-tragedy to historical romance -- Post-war: domestic trouble in the house of Tudor -- An Anne for all seasons -- It's the Anne that makes the movie: "Anne of the Thousand Days" -- The Tudors -- Chapuys' revenge -- Anne gets the last word (for now).