The first-ever joint biography of Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, this book tells how England’s break with Rome – which sent shockwaves across Europe – was not driven by King Henry VIII’s will alone. It was forged in the meeting of two formidable minds and deeply held belief systems.
Katherine and Anne are some of the most talked-about women in history, but so far we have only seen them from the outside, with a male gaze. Drawing on ground-breaking new archival finds and with great narrative verve, The Pomegranate and the Sphere changes that. Rather than treating Katherine and Anne as stock rivals, the book restores their agency and reveals how their beliefs, political intelligence and formative experiences in Spain and France drove a conflict that helped redirect the course of history.
The Pomegranate and The Sphere
By Suzannah Lipscomb
The Pomegranate and the Sphere is the drama and tragedy of Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn - two brilliant women whose collision shaped one of the most dramatic transformations of 16th century Europe.
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing l Pub date: April 2029 l Format: 234 x 153mm l Word Count: approximately 110,000 words
About the Author
Suzannah Lipscomb is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. Suzannah has presented more than 20 history series on the BBC, ITV, More 4, Channel 5, PBS, UKTV,National Geographic, History Channel, Netflix, and Yesterday. They have been sold around the world. Suzannah also hosts the successful podcast, Not Just the Tudors, from History Hit. Downloaded a million times a month and constantly growing, it has a global audience. She was the Chair of Judges of the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction in 2024 and Chair of Judges for the Costa Book Awards in 2020. She has lectured at ten universities in the US, at the British Council in Singapore and the Jaipur Literary Festival, as well as in Sweden, France, Thailand and Malaysia.
