Mary Boleyn has gone down in history as 'great and infamous woman of ill repute". She was the mistress of two kings, François I of France and King Henry VIII of England. and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife.
it is not hard to see how this tangled web of covert relationships has given rise to rumours and myths that have been embroidered over the centuries, and particularly in recent years, to the truth about Mary has become obscured after the film "The Other Boleyn Girl".
As the author of The Mary Boleyn, the Great and Famous Woman of Ill Repute, Alison Weir, says, never before in history has there been such a romanticised, mythologised and misrepresented character as Mary Boleyn. In this program, we will try to understand better.
Leave your comments, did Mary deserve such a reputation?