The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory

Nov 2011 · HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

The acclaimed international bestseller of the Tudor court, during the years of Henry VIII’s pursuit of Anne Boleyn – and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed.

This chance for us Howards comes once in a century...

1521. Henry VIII rules over a fashionable court alive with pageant and celebration, the lack of a son his only threat. When young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, she becomes his new mistress, an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn and Howard families.

As Henry’s interest begins to wane, the Boleyns scheme to put forward Mary’s sister, Anne. Yet Anne Boleyn, newly returned from the French court, won’t agree to be Henry’s mistress – only his wife.

Pitting the king’s desperation for an heir against the advice of his powerful advisors, Wolsey and Cromwell, what follows will change the course of a country’s history.

Ratings and reviews

Could not put the book down. A story of sisterly rivalry of Anne and her sister Mary at the highest court in Europe and the love of Henry V111. First Mary was Henry's lover and mother of two of his children and of Anne who became his wife and queen One of the best books I have read for a long time. Loved it

Gripping from start to finish. You feel like you are living at court itself, but cleverly written in modern day accessible language to make it oh so relevant. On to the next one !

In the beginning I thought I was not going to like it, but I was completely wrong. You see the intricacies and plots in the English court at that time. Ambition, greed, manipulation, cruelty, love and loyalty. Mary Boleyn is our guide through her own life experiences and you see her personal evolution and the progress of her family and their decay. I enjoyed the whole story. I truly recommend it.

About the author

Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which became a major film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. Her Cousins’ War novels were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen.

Philippa’s other great interest is the charity that she founded twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for over 200 wells in the primary schools of this poor African country.

Philippa is a former student of Sussex University and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh University. In 2016, she was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers' Association. Her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. Philippa lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire and welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.