George Boleyn has gone down in history as being the brother of the ill-fated Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, and for being executed for treason, after being found guilty of incest and of conspiring to kill the King. This biography allows George to step out of the shadows and brings him to life as a court poet, royal favourite, keen sportsman, talented diplomat and loyal brother. Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway chart his life from his spectacular rise in the 1520s to his dramatic fall and tragic end in 1536. George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat is divided into three sections – Beginnings, Career and Influence, and End of an Era – and topics include: George Boleyn’s poetry - Personal attributes and social pursuits - Religion - George’s marriage to Jane Parker - The Reformation Parliament and the League of Schmalkalden - George the Diplomat - The fall of the Boleyns, arrests and trials - The aftermath of their fall - George Boleyn, Dean of Lichfield, and the Clonony Castle Boleyns The biography is fully referenced and includes chapter notes, bibliography and useful appendices. "In their new book Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway takes you on a journey through George's life from beginning to rise through the court of Henry VIII to tragic end to help dispel the myths and work out who George Boleyn was...The authors have trawled through letters, documents and dispatches to give us the best understanding of who this man was." Michael Leaver , Tudor Crazy Book Club "Through Cherry's and Ridgway's outstanding research, we now can gain a very comprehensive look at George Boleyn." Beth von Staats, QueenAnneBoleyn.com "This biography is a true achievement, not only for the rigorous use of rarely seen or acknowledged contemporary documents, not only for the astonishing depth of research and authentic presentation of the career of George Boleyn, but for the fact that the authors do not become enthralled with their subject... George Boleyn can easily cut a rather romantic figure. What George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat does is not only present us with an illuminating study of a little known historical figure but also with a complex and believable portrait of a man." Olga Hughes, Crickhollow Books "The blurb for the book promises a lot of information. Happily, the blurb did not lie. There was a LOT of information about George Boleyn. Moreover, the information was well-researched and fair ... The book further impressed me because not only did Cherry and Ridgway show me a George Boleyn I had overlooked, they did so with such a relaxed writing style that I never felt I was being "lectured" about the topic...I can highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the Tudor world." Kyra Kramer, Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation of the Tyranny of Henry VIII Clare Cherry lives in Hampshire with her partner David. She works as a solicitor in Dorset, but has a passion for Tudor history and began researching the life of George Boleyn in 2006. She started corresponding with Claire Ridgway in late 2009, after meeting through The Anne Boleyn Files website, and the two Tudor enthusiasts became firm friends. Clare divides her time between the legal profession and researching Tudor history. Clare has written guest articles on George Boleyn for The Anne Boleyn Files, Nerdalicious.com.au, and author Susan Bordo's The Creation of Anne Boleyn website. Claire Ridgway  is the author of the best-selling books ON THIS DAY IN TUDOR HISTORY, THE FALL OF ANNE BOLEYN: A COUNTDOWN, THE ANNE BOLEYN COLLECTION, and THE ANNE BOLEYN COLLECTION II, as well as INTERVIEWS WITH INDIE AUTHORS: TOP TIPS FROM SUCCESSFUL SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS. Claire was also involved in the English translation and editing of Edmond Bapst's 19th century French biography of George Boleyn and Henry Howard, now available as TWO GENTLEMAN POETS AT THE COURT OF HENRY VIII. Claire worked in education and freelance writing before creating The Anne Boleyn Files history website and becoming a full-time history researcher, blogger and author. The Anne Boleyn Files is known for its historical accuracy and Claire's mission to get to the truth behind Anne Boleyn's story. Her writing is easy-to-read and conversational, and readers often comment on how reading Claire's books is like having a coffee with her and chatting about history.