The Boleyn Girls
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Almost 500 years later, the Boleyn Girls are hot again!
Sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn were both deeply involved with King Henry VIII, and the Boleyn family was a major influence at the beginning of the Reformation in England.
These two fascinating women are in the spotlight again, nearly 500 years later, thanks to Phillippa Gregory's wildly popular book of historical fiction, now made into a theatrical movie: The Other Boleyn Girl.
These two fascinating women are in the spotlight again, nearly 500 years later, thanks to Phillippa Gregory's wildly popular book of historical fiction, now made into a theatrical movie: The Other Boleyn Girl.
Anne and Mary Boleyn (from The Other Boleyn Girl)
Author Philippa Gregory discusses Mary and Anne Boleyn
Two books about the Boleyn Girls...
...both told from Mary's point of view.
The Other Boleyn Girl Trailer
Henry VIII, age 40
Movies/TV Shows Featuring the Boleyn Girls
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 BBC Version)
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Mary Boleyn
- Philippa Gregory's quest for the truth about Mary Boleyn
- From the Official Philippa Gregory Website: The author discusses her research on Mary Boleyn, the "other" Boleyn Girl.
- Sir Francis Knollys's Latin dictionary: New Evidence for Katherine Carey
- A wonderful essay by Sally Varlow that fills in details on Katherine Carey's life, and seems to give new evidence that she was indeed the daughter of Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII.
- Amazon Exclusive: The Mystery of Mary Boleyn
- Interview with Philippa Gregory about what makes Mary Boleyn the perfect narrator of this story.
- Mary Boleyn's History: EnglishHistory.net
- Mary Boleyn was the sister of King Henry VIII's second wife, the infamous Anne Boleyn. But she was also the king's mistress before her sister's ascendancy. She may also have given birth to Henry's son. Information about the life of Mary Boleyn is sketchy
- Mary Boleyn: The Sister who Slipped into Obscurity
- The elder sister of Anne, Mary Boleyn's relationship with the king helped spark dramatic changes in England before she disappeared from public view until today.
- Mary Boleyn
- The life and times of Anne Boleyn and her family and relatives in the sixteenth century.
- Mary Boleyn: Biography, Portrait, Primary Sources
- Mary Boleyn was the sister of King Henry VIII's second wife, the infamous Anne Boleyn. But she was also the king's mistress before her sister's ascendancy. She may also
have given birth to Henry's son. - BBC - History - The Other Boleyn Girl
- Mary Boleyn enjoyed a royal fling with Henry VIII before her younger sister Anne moved into the limelight. Alison Plowden reveals the little-known story of a fascinating figure.
Mary and Henry VIII
Resources looking at Mary Boleyn's relationship with King Henry VIII
- Genealogy.com Magazine: Mary Boleyn's Carey Children: Offspring of Henry VIII?
- Examines the chronology of Mary's affair with Henry VIII, and the birth of her two children. Although it was never publically acknowledged that Mary's two children were Henry's, it is widely thought that at least Henry Carey (later, Lord Nunston), if not both children, were begat by the King.
Boleyn Places
Links to resources about places that played a part in the girls' lives.
- Hever Castle & Gardens
- The childhood home of Mary and Anne Boleyn.
Anne Boleyn
- TudorHistory.org: Anne Boleyn
- Anne Boleyn Portraits and Related Images
Anne Boleyn's Coronation
Anne Boleyn's Speech at the Scaffold
Anne Boleyn on the Day of Her Execution See Also:
Hever Castle
Hampton Court Palace
Tower of London
Links of Interest - Flickr Group: Anne Boleyn: ?The Moost Happi?
- A Flickr group about the life of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second Queen Consort. A place to post images of Anne throughout the ages and all items, places and persons associated with her. The images reflect Anne's life, her journey and her personality. All types of images are here ? from the traditional well known ones to the more controversial and creative.
Anne, who was also Marquis of Pembroke in her own right (created so in 1532) was perhaps the most controversial Queen Consort in English history. As her biographer Eric Ives notes, Anne was ?sharp, assertive, subtle calculating, vindictive, a power dresser and a power player'. To put it more simply, she was a remarkable woman with many qualities along with the well known (and sometimes unfairly attributed) failures.
Portrait of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn's speech at the scaffold
My personal favorite: Natalie Dormer of The Tudors!
The Tudors
Tudor-Boleyn sites.
- The Tudors (Showtime) Official Website
- Go behind the scenes for Season 2 and find the latest news, videos, characters, and special features for the one show you don't want to miss.
Your thoughts on the Boleyn Girls....
Did you know much about them before The Other Boleyn Girl? Do you enjoy historical fiction, or are you more of a "just the facts" type of person?
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WordCustard
Feb 14, 2011 @ 4:43 am | delete
- Interesting resource on the Boleyn sisters and their home. I very much enjoyed the novel though I hear the film did not stay true to the facts. The TV dramatisation stuck much more closely to the book plot and was beautifully acted too.
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movics
Nov 15, 2010 @ 1:02 pm | delete
- the movie is great.. like your lens... I really love Scarlett Johansson. Her body is really hot
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tandemonimom
Mar 10, 2009 @ 10:33 pm | delete
- I do enjoy historical fiction very much! But not when it bends known facts like The Other Boleyn Girl does. Anne was in France for many years, all during Mary's time with Henry; their affair was over long before Anne returned from France; there were MANY "other women" in Henry's life, before, between, and after Mary and Anne. True that a lot is not known about Anne and even less about Mary, but don't be so loose with the few facts we DO know! ... but that's just my gripe. :-D You did a nice job on this lens, 5*!
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Risa28
Feb 18, 2009 @ 10:01 am | delete
- loved the movie and your lens. 5*s
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JaguarJulie
Sep 3, 2008 @ 7:33 am | delete
- I've not yet seen the Boleyn Girls but hope to soon as this is definitely my type of movie. Great lens! 5*****
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