{"product_id":"9781780010212","title":"Anne Boleyn","description":"\u003cp\u003eA celebration of a great English heroine, \u003ci\u003eAnne Boleyn\u003c\/i\u003e dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII’s notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation’s history. Premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest New Play, Whatsonstage.com Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditionally seen as either the pawn of an ambitious family manoeuvred into the King’s bed or as a predator manipulating her way to power, Anne – and her ghost – are seen in a very different light in Howard Brenton’s epic play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRummaging through the dead Queen Elizabeth’s possessions upon coming to the throne in 1603, King James I finds alarming evidence that Anne was a religious conspirator, in love with Henry VIII but also with the most dangerous ideas of her day. She comes alive for him, a brilliant but reckless young woman confident in her sexuality, whose marriage and death transformed England for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is no dry and dusty history lesson... a witty and engrossing impression of the times that gave birth to our first Elizabethan age, and the subsequent reformation' \u003ci\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The play bursts through the constraints of costume drama'\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'What an absolute delight... a beautifully-written piece of theatre that instantly draws you in into the life and times of both Anne Boleyn and King James I' \u003ci\u003eWhatsonstage.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175442432240,"sku":"9781780010212","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780010212_p0.jpg?v=1763711238","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780010212","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}