Alison Weir

Presents a historical profile of Henry VIII's mistress and the sister of Anne Boleyn, examining her affair with Francis I of France, rise and fall in the Tudor court, and obscure later years after she married for love.

The Mistress of Kings

Mary Boleyn

Elizabeth Clement

DNF at 29%. What a bummer, I was excited to read this. It’s my first book by Allison Weir and I’ll try some others based on other reviews I’ve read of this books saying it wasn’t her best. Sir obviously did a lot of research but there just isn’t enough known about Mary’s life to write a decent biography of her. There was endless information about houses the Boleyns lived in, and a whole lot of speculation. While I appreciate that Weir probably wanted to tell an unknown story, I think books about Mary’s life should be kept to speculative fiction.

Mary Boleyn The Mistress of Kings

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