The Lady in the Tower

The Fall of Anne Boleyn

By: Alison Weir

Narrated by: Judith Boyd

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in 1536 was unprecedented in English history and never before has there been a book devoted entirely to her fall. But here Alison Weir has reassessed the evidence and created a richly researched and detailed portrait of the last days of one of the most influential and important figures in English history.

©2009 Alison Weir (P)2010 W. F. Howes Ltd

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great book and narration, but play it at 1.10 speed, otherwise, it sounds very distorted

Great writing, unattractive narration

I really enjoyed the book. Alison Weir is a wonderful author, and a great storyteller. But I felt the novel’s performance fell short. The narrator had a poor cadence, and managed to speak too slow while also speaking too fast, so I lost a lot of what she was saying.

excellent presentation

I really liked the progression of information and the way the story was laid out. the narrator was impressive

Chapuys Spoke French

This book was quite enjoyable and delved into details that are often (understandably) missing in broader explorations of the fall of Anne Boleyn. I am frustrated by the comment that it was strange that the narrator used a French accent; anyone with any familiarity knows that Chapuys was the Imperial ambassador who’s native language was French.

Nicely focused on Anne Boleyn

The story for the most part was interesting and included details typically not included in books that focus on all six wives. The narrator wasn’t bad, but, kept using a French accent for the Spanish ambassador. Which seemed a bit odd.