![]() To say Weir's research was thorough is an understatement. Always in the shadow of her famous sister, she avoided Anne's fate by living a simple life. Mary's family never approved of her marriage, and after Carey died, her father refused to support her until ordered to by the king. After Carey died in an epidemic, Mary married for love to a soldier. There is some indication that her daughter with William was actually the child of Henry VIII. She was married to William Carey, as arranged by her family and approved by the king. She writes that Mary had no choice about being the mistress of kings Francois I and Henry VIII. ![]() Mary Boleyn was labeled by history as the “great and infamous whore.” Weir gives a new perspective with her extensive research. ![]() “Mary Boleyn - Mistress of Kings” (Ballantine Books, $28) was written by British historian Alison Weir in an attempt to uncover the truth about the sister of Anne Boleyn. ![]()
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