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Joanna Denny (died 2006) was a historian and author specialising in the court of Henry VIII of England. Her books include Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy and Anne Boleyn. Her books are usually considered to be sympathetic towards these women. [1] She was published by Portrait Books, an imprint of Piatkus. She is a descendant of Sir Anthony Denny, Henry VIII's trusted servant. [2] She died in 2006, shortly before the publication of her book on Anne Boleyn. [3]

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References

  1. "Katherine Howard by Joanna Denny". Waterstones. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". unjobs.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Anne Boleyn by Joanna Denny". Waterstones. Retrieved 18 September 2016.