![]() Would this biography risk doing the same?īut of course, with Alison Weir at the helm, it was a question I never should have asked.įrom her early years in England to her time at the French court, Weir sheds light on the upbringing of a woman who – while perhaps never a major player – was witness to some of the most extraordinary events of her time. ![]() Like most Tudor fans, I’d been more than a little appalled by ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ (only seen the film, sure the book is much better) and incredulous as to how it had warped many of my friend’s understanding of the era. Promoting a footnote to a main character can be troublesome. Mary, whatever her virtues, is essentially a footnote in history. ![]() ![]() When I first turned the opening pages of Alison Weir’s 2009 biography of Mary Boleyn I have to confess to feeling a little nervous. ![]()
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