The most storied of Henry VIII's six wives was undoubtedly Anne Boleyn, and here preeminent Tudor historian Alison Weir chronicles Anne's dramatic final days. Her ascent from private gentlewoman to queen was astonishing, and Henry broke the Church of England from the Catholic Church to achieve it. But equally compelling was her swift downfall, as she was charged with adultery, incest, and treason, and beheaded in May 1536. Weir examines numerous sources and finds that a rival in power, Henry's chief minister Thomas Cromwell, had both the motive and the resources to fabricate the case against the queen.