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Title: Why does everyone blame Anne Boleyn?
Review: Creating Anne Boleyn as the caricature of a mean spirited, ambitious and conniving woman perpetuates the myth that women are the downfall of men. It shows how Anne Boleyn is the temptation and how Henry VIII took the bait. In order to marry Anne, the King decides to renounce the Papacy and form his own Church.This book also doesn't do much in terms of any feminist interpretation of the Boleyn sisters. Gregory reinforces how the good and virtuous Mary ends up well taken care of and lives the life she always wanted by being patient, caring and loyal. On the other hand, Anne ends up beheaded because of her ambitions to be in a position of power. Is Gregory saying that all women who strive to be in a position of power are evil and conniving?I found this book to be in very poor taste. It was historically inaccurate and degrades women.
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