Boleyn Traitor — Philippa Gregory - Coleman’s Notes Reader’s Companion — CN-080

Power. Ambition. Betrayal. Survival at the Tudor Court.

Step inside the dangerous world of Henry VIII’s court with this comprehensive Coleman’s Notes Reader’s Companion to Philippa Gregory’s Boleyn Traitor.

At the centre of the novel is Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford — wife of George Boleyn, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn, experienced courtier and a woman who must learn to survive in a world where a careless word can mean death.

This detailed companion takes readers beyond the story to explore Jane’s extraordinary position at court, the rise and destruction of the Boleyn family, Thomas Cromwell’s network of information and influence, Henry VIII’s increasingly absolute power, and Jane’s service to the queens who followed Anne Boleyn.

Inside the guide:

• Comprehensive 26-part reading guide
• Detailed character studies and relationships
• Jane Boleyn: history, reputation and reinvention
• Tudor Court Essential Reference Guide
• Historical timeline, 1534–1542
• Anne Boleyn and the price of queenship
• George Boleyn: husband, brother and condemned man
• Thomas Cromwell: spymaster and friend
• Henry VIII: kingship becoming tyranny
• Jane Seymour and the politics of replacement
• Anne of Cleves: survival through surrender
• Katheryn Howard, Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham
• Women, marriage and dynastic duty
• Espionage, secrets and surveillance
• Law, treason and the manufacture of guilt
• Religion and Reformation
• Sex, fertility and the male heir
• Friendship, loyalty and betrayal
• Complicity and moral responsibility
• Historical fact and fiction
• The meaning of the title
• Ending explained
• 25 book-club discussion questions
• Quick Recall

Ideal for individual readers, reading groups and book clubs who want to explore the history, characters and ideas behind Gregory’s Tudor novel in much greater depth.

Digital Reader’s Companion — £6.95

Also available in the Richard & Judy Collection — £25.95

Five outstanding reads. Five in-depth Coleman’s Notes Reader’s Companions:

CN-078 — The Names — Florence Knapp
CN-079 — The Widow — John Grisham
CN-080 — Boleyn Traitor — Philippa Gregory
CN-081 — The Historian — Elizabeth Kostova
CN-082 — Gone Before Goodbye — Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

Collection price: £25.95
Buying the five-guide collection saves £8.80 compared with purchasing all five individually.

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