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7:00 pm
April 6, 2010
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Three especially important female intellectuals who had a strong influence on Anne's own intellectual development were Margaret of Austria the regent of the Netherlands, Louise of Savoy mother of Francis I of France, and Marguerite of Alencon (later Navarre), daughter of Louise of Savoy.
I have been unable to find anything besides questionable Wikipedia articles on any of these ladies. Does anyone know of any good books or websites about them?
12:32 am
February 16, 2009
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The Anne Boleyn Heretic Heart group on Facebook discuss Anne Boleyn's links to people like Marguerite d'Angouleme, Claude of France, Renee of France, Louise of Savoy, Anne of Brittany etc. You'll have to scroll right down to older posts for sections on these women.
Olivia has been digging into Anne's links with the French heresies for a few years now and has got some interesting theories on Anne's involvement. She and Robert discuss them in that FB group. It's worth reading through the posts on the wall there and the discussions, they're intriguing! Olivia really has done her research and knows alot about the ladies you mentioned.
The group is Anne Boleyn – Heretic Heart
Hope that helps!
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4:33 am
February 16, 2009
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I've just asked for some recommendations over at Heretic Heart and here's Robert's reply:-
“I believe Olivia usually delves into older editions, circa turn of the century. Brantome is a resource she likes…she wrote yesterday that she is knee-deep into a book published in 1907 regarding Marguerite de Navarre. Sadly,in English, just not a lot of sources out there – the best are usually in French. However. http://www.abebooks.com is a good place to hunt.”
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11:39 pm
April 6, 2010
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Claire,
Thank you very much for the information. I have NOT been ignoring the forum, or your helpful links, I have just been a bit busy the last couple of days.
I am very interested in the people that were Anne's role models, and helped influence the woman she became.
I don't know if you have read it, but Karen Lindsey's “Divorced Beheaded Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII” is a good one. She really lets Henry have it. But it is through this particular book that I read a little about Margaret of Austria, Louise of Savoy and Marguerite of Alencon/Navarre, which left me wanting more.
