Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Mistress
by Josephine Wilkinson
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The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn, 'the infamous other Boleyn girl', began her court career as the mistress of the king of France. Francois I of France would later call her 'The Great Prostitute' and the slur stuck. The bete-noir of her family, Mary was married her off to a minor courtier but it was not long before she caught the eye of Henry VIII and a new affair began. Although a bright star at Henry's court, she was show more soon eclipsed by her highly spirited and more accomplished sister, Anne, who rapidly took her place in the king's heart. However, the ups and downs of the Boleyn sisters were far from over. Mary would emerge the sole survivor of a family torn apart by lust and ambition, and it is in Mary and her progeny that the Boleyn legacy rests. show lessTags
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This could have been such an interesting little book, but unfortunately it contains some rather clumsy errors that make you doubt the validity of the rest of the author's writing. Very disappointing.
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Josephine Wilkinson is the accomplished author of several biographies published in Great Britain, covering subjects from Anne Boleyn and the Princes in the Tower to Katherine Howard and Richard III. She received her PhD from the University of Newcastle. She has been scholar-in-residence at St Deiniol's Library. She now lives in York, Richard III's show more favorite city. show less
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- Canonical title
- Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Mistress
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- Mary Boleyn
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- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 942.052092 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, Tudors Henry VIII 1509-47
- LCC
- DA335 .B66 .W55 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485- Tudors, 1485-1603
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- Languages
- English
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