Editions

Mary Boleyn

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9780099546481

  • Length: 464  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 30mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 343g

  • RRP: £11.99

Mary Boleyn

  • 'The Great and Infamous Whore'

Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne, and Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret.

In this, the first full-length biography of Mary Boleyn, Alison Weir explodes much of the mythology that surrounds her subject's notoriety. Her extensive research gives us a new and detailed portrayal, revealing Mary as one of hte most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age.

From the internationally bestselling author of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9780099546481

  • Length: 464  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 30mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 343g

  • RRP: £11.99

Reviews

  • A comprehensive exploration of the myth surrounding her subject

    Sunday Times

  • Gripping

    Independent on Sunday

  • Alison Weir is one of our best popular historians and one, moreover, with an impressive scholarly pedigree in Tudor history

    Frank McLynn, Independent

  • Weir is particularly good at piecing together historical mysteries, and this penetrating portrait of a much-misunderstood woman set against the riveting background of the Tudor court is a real eye opener

    Good Book Guide

  • Weir states correctly that this book is as much a historiography as it is a biography

    Sara Read, Times Higher Education

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About the Author

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

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