Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings, (Paperback)

from Meggle

This was a rather tedious book to read. It seemed to be very well researched but it ended up being so much of "this might be true but we don't have enough information" or "this was previously thought true but can't be backed up by any reliable sources" or "this might have happened but then again ...

from Carolee888

This my first venture into anything about the Tudors. I had a difficult time reading it and will tell you why. I think that the aim of this book is to set the record straight on Mary Boleyn. The author, Alison Weir is an extremely meticulous researcher. This is evidenced by the text of the book, ...

from Stacey42

This is a very well researched book into the life of Mary Boleyn, who is far from being the well known easy sexpot or the sacrificial victim of her father's ambition she is so often portrayed being. She may have briefly been the mistress of the king of France. If so, no one talked about it much, ...

from AzureMountain

I have a hard time being critical of Ms. Weir; as I have enjoyed and learned from all her books. I have heard her lecture twice on the subject of theTudor monarchs. For this book, the word that comes to mind is "maybe." It appears there is a lack of concrete information on Mary Boylen. Her life w...

from Pattymclpn

Alison Weir attempts to present the facts and then gives us the probable conclusions as to what really happened. She is not afraid to bring up differing points of view and lists the source where it generated. I did well with the book until the end and then I have to admit I skimmed through summar...