Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings - Softcover

Weir, Alison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034552134X ISBN 13: 9780345521347

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2012

Synopsis

The mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and the sister who may have sealed the fate of Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn has been branded a 'great and infamous whore'. But did she really deserve this notoriety? Alison Weir draws on decades of research to cut through the myths and present 'a rigorous assessment of what we know - and don't know - about Mary Boleyn'. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.

About this title

Review:

"This nuanced, smart, and assertive biography reclaims the life of a Tudor matriarch."--Publishers Weekly

"Weir has achieved the enviable skill of blending the necessary forensic and analytical tasks of academia with the passionate engagement that avocational history lovers crave."--Bookreporter

"Top-notch . . . This book further proves that [Weir] is a historian of the highest caliber."--Washington Independent Review of Books

"Weir matches her usual professional skills in research and interpretation to her customary, felicitous style."--Booklist

Book Description:

The first full-scale biography of Mary Boleyn, one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 034552134X
• ISBN 13: 9780345521347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416