Mary Boleyn
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Mary Boleyn

The Queen's Slandered Sister

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Mary Boleyn

The Queen's Slandered Sister

About this book

'One of Tudor history's rising stars.' - Steven Veerapen, author of The Wisest Fool

FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HER DEATH, MARY BOLEYN DESERVES HER STORY TO BE TOLD CORRECTLY

Mary Boleyn has long been dismissed as the 'great and infamous whore', her story overshadowed by scandal and myth.

But what if everything we thought we knew about her was wrong?

Drawing on newly retranslated original sources and rare archival material, Mary Boleyn: The Queen's Slandered Sister peels away centuries of rumour to reveal the true Mary Boleyn. Far from the reckless wanton of legend, she emerges as a woman of ambition, resilience, and intelligence. Acclaimed historian Sylvia Barbara Soberton challenges outdated narratives, uncovering the real extent of Mary's relationships with Henry VIII and Francis I, her role in the rise and fall of her younger sister Anne, and her life beyond the royal spotlight.

This revelatory biography rewrites Mary Boleyn's story – a must-read for Tudor history enthusiasts.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2026
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781837051021
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface: Why Mary Boleyn Again?
  7. 1 Growing Up at Hever Castle
  8. 2 Mary at the Court of Margaret of Austria?
  9. 3 Serving the French Queen
  10. 4 Myth of ‘The Great and Infamous Whore’
  11. 5 Marrying William Carey
  12. 6 The King’s Mistress
  13. 7 Pomp and Pageantry
  14. 8 Discarded and Overshadowed
  15. 9 The Turbulent Years
  16. 10 The Queen’s Sister
  17. 11 Married and Banished
  18. 12 Shadow from the Past
  19. 13 The Boleyn Inheritance
  20. 14 The Last of her Blood
  21. 15 After Mary: The Stafford, Carey and Knollys Families
  22. Conclusion
  23. Appendix 1 Transcriptions of Mary’s Letters
  24. Appendix 2 Mary Boleyn and the Butler Marriage
  25. Appendix 3 Mary’s Forgotten Brothers
  26. Appendix 4 Mother of the King’s Children?
  27. Appendix 5 The Origin of Henry Carey’s Baronial Title
  28. Appendix 6 Is William Carey Buried at Hunsdon Church?
  29. Appendix 7 Portraits of Mary Boleyn and William Carey
  30. Appendix 8 Mary’s Illegitimate Grandchildren? Valentine Carey and Henry Lanier
  31. Acknowledgements
  32. Notes
  33. Select Bibliography

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