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Anne’s childhood friend, Thomas Wyatt, now married but admiring her from a distance, warns her to tread carefully as the rising wave of religious zealotry sees English Bibles burned – and sometimes even those who read them.
As the king’s fixation with her grows, could it be that Anne, like the biblical Queen Esther, has come to the kingdom for a time such as this? But does Anne have the courage to use her charm and intellect to influence the King’s religious beliefs to save some from the flames? Or will she herself be caught in the conflagration?
Anne Boleyn returns home from the liberal French court to find England under King Henry VIII a hotbed of religious intolerance. Here, her knowledge of the Bible and passion for reform makes her a target for those of the king’s advisors dedicated to stamping out what they see as heresy. It also brings her to the attention of the king, but is it her opinions he is interested in or her body?
Anne’s childhood friend, Thomas Wyatt, now married but admiring her from a distance, warns her to tread carefully as the rising wave of religious zealotry sees English Bibles burned – and sometimes even those who read them
As the king’s fixation with her grows, could it be that Anne, like the biblical Queen Esther, has come to the kingdom for a time such as this? But does Anne have the courage to use her charm and intellect to influence the King’s religious beliefs to save some from the flames? Or will she herself be caught in the conflagration?
Cast your mind back to the early 1520s – or at least, your reading mind, you know, the one that visits far off times and places. Anne Boleyn will be there, and she is incomparable. Her personality, her sparkling, captivating charisma, her risk-taking (for anything unconventional a woman does during those times is a risk)… all of it is there, vividly brought to life. And don’t you wish you’d met her yourself? But the pages of “A Heretic’s Gift” are the closest you can be, and Karen L Davies has crafted a great read.