Anne Boleyn in Theses, Dissertations & Nonfiction Books
A Collection of links to free post-secondary research into Henry VIII’s second wife.
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
To offer you free resources to learn about one of the most talked about women in history – Anne Boelyn.
This is a collection of theses, dissertations and books written on your favorite subject. Take the time to absorb all the views of these brilliant historians and authors.
THESES & DISSERTATIONS ON ANNE BOLEYN
The Politics of Public Relations: Concepts of Image, Reputation and Authority in Henry VIII’s England
Lyndsi Lewis
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4060/
The unluckiest queen: A gendered examination of Anne Boleyn (2016)
Alternative title(s): Gendered examination of Anne Boleyn
Hetherington, Anna Kathleen
https://digitallibrary.sdsu.edu/islandora/object/sdsu%3A1430
Martyr, Victim, Schemer, or Queen? Debating the Character of Anne Boleyn from Tudor England to the Present Day (thesis)
https://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/34437
Anne Boleyn: Living a Thousand Lives Forever Amanda S. Nicholson East Tennessee State University
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1398&context=honors
The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Historiographical Study By Joann Conger
Iconic 16th Century Queens: Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots as Portrayed in Contemporary Historical Fiction by Women
Anna Dögg Gylfadóttir
https://skemman.is/handle/1946/32631?locale=en
Anne Boleyn: Whore or Martyr? An Individual’s Religious Beliefs Shaping the Perception of the Queen of England
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/05741t56m?locale=en
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII
Reframing the Role of Renaissance Women: Anne Boleyn as a Humanist
Kara E. Guthrie
Georgia Southern University
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1591&context=honors-theses
The unblemished concubine: Representations of Anne Boleyn in the English written word, 2000-2012 [Thesis].
Saxton, Laura. (2015). https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5a9780ae3bac0
Patriarchal Dynamics in Politics: How Anne Boleyn ’s Femininity Brought her Power and Death
Rebecca Ries-Roncalli
John Carroll University
https://collected.jcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=honorspapers
Anne Boleyn: a Significant Historical Personality
https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/anne-boleyn-a-significant-historical-personality/
A “Princely Lady”: The Religion, Power and Identity of Anne Boleyn Alexandra Elise Deselms (2014)
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=urj
‘Skewed intimacies and subcultural identities: Anne Boleyn and the expression of fealty in a social media forum’
Mickey Mayhew
The Role and Influence of Anne Boleyn Cynthia L. Abrams Riverdale High School
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1097&context=younghistorians
Spring 2013 An Innocent Victim?: The P An Innocent Victim?: The Portrayal of Anne Bole al of Anne Boleyn in F yn in French Drama, Art, and Literature of the 1830s
Molly Driscoll
University of New Hampshire – Main Campus
BOOKS
List of nonfiction books on Anne Boleyn
Learning the truth about Anne Boleyn must begin with proper sources. These books provided below are ones that I know were properly researched and written. Some may have theories you disagree with (and some may have been published long ago), but it’s important to read other theories so that you can research and determine your own.
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII
By Retha Warnicke
The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
By Eric Ives
Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions
By G.W. Bernard
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen
By Susan Bordo
The Afterlife of Anne Boleyn – Representations of Anne Boleyn in Fiction and on the Screens
By Stephanie Russo
Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII’s Obsession
By Elizabeth Norton
By Elizabeth Norton
Anne Boleyn: The Queen of Controversy
By Lacey Baldwin-Smith
Hi Rebecca, thank you for this amazing list of theses, dissertations and nonfiction books on Anne Boleyn. I’m particularly interested in Rebecca Ries-Roncalli’s study of Anne Boleyn’s femininity leading to her demise. Lacey Bonar-Hull’s discussion of gossip surrounding Anne’s early time at court is very intriguing to be sure. It’s so I retesting to think of how Anne used and misused her femininity in the contexts of her time and in relation to Henry’s mercurial moods. Thanks again!