![]() ![]() Jane emerges as a courageous spirit, a modern woman forced by circumstances to fend for herself in a privileged but vicious world. Through the eyes and ears of Jane Boleyn, we witness the myriad players of the stormy Tudor period. For centuries, little beyond rumor and scandal has been associated with “the infamous Lady Rochford.” But now historian Julia Fox sets the record straight and restores dignity to this much-maligned figure whose life and reputation were taken from her.ĭrawing upon her own deep knowledge and years of original research, Julia Fox brings us into the inner sanctum of court life, laced with intrigue and encumbered by disgrace. Jane was loyal to her husbands family, helped them advance, enjoyed the perks of that advancement and suffered great financial loss when her husband was executed. ![]() ![]() But the price for her loyalty would eventually be her undoing and the ruination of her name. Thats Julia Foxs assessment of Jane Parker Boleyn, Lady Rochford, wife and widow of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, the brother of the infamous Queen Anne Boleyn Tudor. As powerful men and women around her became victims of Henry’s ruthless and absolute power, including her own husband and sister-in-law, Queen Anne Boleyn, Jane’s allegiance to the volatile monarchy was sustained and rewarded. In a life of extraordinary drama, Jane Boleyn was catapulted from relative obscurity to the inner circle of King Henry VIII. ![]()
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