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Subtitled, "The Great & Infamous Whore". A full-scale biography of Mary Boleyn, one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age, from the acclaimed historian and novelist. Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne, was mistress to 2 kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII. She may have secretly borne Henry a child, and it's because of his adultery with Mary that his marriage to Anne was annulled. A new and original portrayal of this infamous figure.
Synopsis
Mary Boleyn is remembered by posterity as a 'great and infamous whore'. She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife. This title reveals the facts about this one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age.