Mary Boleyn: Mistress of KingsSister to Queen Anne Boleyn, seduced by two kings, she was an intimate player in one of history’s most gripping dramas. Yet much of what we know about Mary Boleyn has been fostered through garbled gossip, romantic fiction, and the misconceptions repeated by historians. Now, in her latest book, New York Times bestselling author and noted British historian Alison Weir gives us the first ever full-scale, in-depth biography of Henry VIII’s famous mistress, in which Weir explodes much of the mythology that surrounds Mary Boleyn and uncovers the truth about one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age. |
Contents
Introduction | |
Genealogical Tables 1 The Boleyns | |
The Carey Connections | |
The Careys 4 The Knollys Connections | |
The Eldest Daughter | |
The Best of Husbands | |
Into the Realm of France | |
Living in Avoutry | |
Hiding Royal Blood | |
Photo Insert 9 The Sister of Your Former Concubine | |
In Bondage | |
High Displeasure | |
A Poor Honest Life | |
Of Her Graces | |
Portraits of Mary Boleyn and William Carey | |
A Very Great Whore? | |
William Carey of the Privy Chamber | |
The Assault on the Castle of Virtue | |
Notes and References | |
Dedication | |