Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We've been talking about Anne Boleyn nonstop for 500 years. Today, l’m exploring every Anne Boleyn book I’ve read, including the brand new The Beheading Game, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, The Other Boleyn Girl, and more. If you love Tudor historical fiction and Anne Boleyn book recommendations, this one’s for you.

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0:00 Intro
0:52 The problem with the character of Anne Boleyn
2:25 Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
4:06 The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippia Gregory
7:19 The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann
15:47 The Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn
19:14 The Concubine by Norah Lofts
25:08 What's left!

Books mentioned:
Brief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippia Gregory
The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann
The Concubine by Norah Lofts
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
A Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
Perfume by Patrick Suskind

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