Anne of the Thousand Days (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Maxwell Anderson
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1526-1536
- Setting: England
- Genres: Drama, Biographical drama, History play, Memory play
- Subjects: Marriage, England or English people, Adultery, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ambition, Sixteenth century, Biography
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Anne Boleyn, the mistress and, later, wife of King Henry VIII. She was executed in 1536. Anne is first seen in the Tower of London, awaiting death. Her life with Henry is then told in flashbacks. Anne, in 1526 a not altogether innocent girl, is passionately in love with Lord Percy, Duke of Northumberland, to whom she is engaged, but she has attracted the attention of Henry, who separates the lovers. Embittered by his actions, she denounces the king’s person and talents. With her world empty following the loss of her lover and with her parents applying...
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