Anne and Mary Boleyn

The Other Boleyn Girl

When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, Mary catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary Boleyn falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen.
However, Mary Boleyn soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king, and take her fate into her own hands.

Compelling tale of love, sex and ambition

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory is a rich and compelling tale of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, Philippa Gregory introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe and survived by following her own heart.

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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
ISBN: 0743227441

Lady in the Tower

Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne Boleyn was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family's fortunes.

The Story of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come.

King's Great Whore

Loathed by the English people, who called her "the King's Great Whore," Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king's well-known insecurity and volatile temper.

Accused of adultery and incest

Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies. One of history's most complex and alluring women comes to life in this classic novel by the legendary Jean Plaidy.