Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

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 bête noire 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 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. Josephine Wilkinson is an author and historian. She received a First from the University of Newcastle where she also read for her PhD. She has been scholar-in-residence at St Deiniol's Library, Britain's only residential library founded by the great Victorian statesman, William Gladstone. She is the author THE EARLY LOVES OF ANNE BOLEYN and of a two volume biography of Richard III, the first volume of which, RICHARD III, THE YOUNG KING TO BE, has just been published by Amberley. She also editor of the new edition of Paul Friedmann's ANNE BOLEYN ('Friedmann has an unparalleled mastery of the detail of his subject, which he weaves into a compelling and lively narrative. A meticulously researched and supremely readable classic of Tudor biography' DR RICHARD REX). She lives in York. The Kindle Edition includes 22 black and white and 10 colour illustrations