Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange

[Ingrun Mann] ß Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange Philippa Gregory lovers, will love this Factual book about Anna of Saxony.would love to have this in audiobook form. according to Amazon Fan. If you enjoy Philippa Gregorys books, youll love this book, and its historically accurate. Ms. Mann did a terrific job in pulling the reader in and the book still reading like an engrossing novel. I was very moved by the insight Ms. Mann provided into the lives around Anna of Saxony. This was a women of the faith who wanted above all to see as a perso

Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange

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Rating : 4.51 (510 Votes)
Asin : B06XD21SY5
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Number of Pages : 151 Pages
Publish Date : 2016-01-11
Language : English

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In this closely reasoned and finely sifted, detailed work, the reader always wants to see what happens next. "This meticulously researched and vividly narrated biography reads like a novel. Bernstein, Professor Emerita of History, The University of Arizona, and author of Haruko's World, Recreating Japanese Women, and Isami's House "The reader becomes engrossed in the story, impressed with Ingrun Mann's meticulous research, convinced by her psychological hypotheses about Anna and the people around her. The author dramatizes s

"Philippa Gregory lovers, will love this Factual book about Anna of Saxony.would love to have this in audiobook form." according to Amazon Fan. If you enjoy Philippa Gregory's books, you'll love this book, and it's historically accurate. Ms. Mann did a terrific job in pulling the reader in and the book still reading like an engrossing novel. I was very moved by the insight Ms. Mann provided into the lives around Anna of Saxony. This was a women of the faith who wanted above all to see as a person.She walks such an excellent, fine line between state . "A fascinating look at the life and times of a Renaissance era German Princess" according to Amy P. The author tutors our kids in German and I'm a history major so was super excited when I heard that Ingrun had written a book on a German royal. Even though we are super impressed with Ingrun (the author), Anna of Saxony exceeded my expectations because it is a fascinating look at the life of a European royal in what I perceive to be a lesser known time in European history, the 1500's, and from the lesser kn. Reads like a historical fiction novel I primarily read fiction; however, after I heard about the story of Anna of Saxony, I decided I would give this nonfiction book a try. I picked up the book expecting to find plenty of factual data but not necessarily a captivating story. To say the least, I was pleasantly surprised to actually find myself eager to read paragraph after paragraph because the book read like a historical fiction novel. I was qui

After a career as a political analyst, she is now a lecturer of history at Northwest Florida State College.. Ingrun Mann was born in Germany and lives in the United States

 Anna immediately fell for the Dutch bon vivant despite warnings from a few well-meaning relatives.  For one, William was a Catholic, while Anna adhered to the Protestant teachings of Martin Luther, critical voices cautioned, correctly predicting future trouble for the princess in the Catholic Netherlands.  Furthermore, the prince’s liege lord, the fanatical Philip II of Spain, very much disapproved of a match between his premier vassal and a “Lutheran heretic.”  There was also the issue of plain Anna’s growing obsession with the roguish William; an obsession that was not reciprocated.  In the end, the impetuous princess threw caution to the wind.  No other than William would do for a husband, she insisted, while publicly announcing that “every vein in my body heartily loves him.”. Since her early youth at the glittering court of Dresden, Anna had been known as a difficult child and trou

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