Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies is an explosive new analysis of the Tudor queen’s life and impact on British history. Based on the full, uncensored archival evidence, historian Hayley Nolan’s No1 ‘Amazon History’ Bestselling biography exposes the shocking suppression of a powerful woman in history’s true story.

It was selected as The Independent’s ‘Book of the Month’ and was highly received in TIME magazine, Wall Street International and BBC News, amongst other global press coverage. Nolan also launched the #BeMoreBoleyn campaign with Houses of Parliament for UK Parliament Week and collaborated with Women’s Aid on themes featured within the book calling out the romanticisation of Anne Boleyn’s murder at the hands of her husband, King Henry VIII.

Then in 2023, Hayley delivered a dynamic TEDx talk about Anne Boleyn at King’s College London, where she further explores the idea of Boleyn living uncomfortably in order to use her privilege for good. You can watch Hayley’s TEDx talk here.

Building on current scholarship, Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies reveals the Tudor queen to be an activist, humanitarian and working politician whose revolutionary Poor Law legislation was the true reason for her calculated demise. 

Feisty and fiery, passionate and empowered; this straight talking and bold corrective biography is not for the romantics. So, leave all notions of outdated Tudor folklore at the front door. Queen Anne Boleyn’s truth may have been silenced for centuries, but this urgent book ensures her voice is now being heard.

Nolan says: “If there was ever a time for the suppression of a powerful woman’s true story to be brought to light, that time is now. This is not a ‘new take’ or a ‘reinvention’. It is a long-overdue, corrective biography.”

Amazon Publishing imprint Little A signed World English rights for a print, Audible and Kindle publication of this exciting new title from the Tudor historian and Anne Boleyn expert.

Dominic Myers, Director of Amazon Publishing EU, added: “With Little A, Amazon Publishing’s mission is to publish intelligent, provocative stories with a strong narrative voice. Hayley has done just that with this fascinating biography and we are delighted to have her as one of our first non-fiction authors.’

Editor, Victoria Pepe says: “Hayley Nolan’s meticulously researched study is going to set the cat amongst the pigeons by making us re-think everything we thought we knew about Anne Boleyn. I am so excited to help bring this book into the world.”