The Other Boleyn Girl File

While Mary was indeed Henry VIII's mistress before Anne, there is little historical evidence of the intense, lifelong "catfight" depicted in the novel [1].

Philippa Gregory’s reimagines the cutthroat world of the Tudor court through the eyes of Mary Boleyn, the "forgotten" sister of the infamous Anne. The Core Conflict The Other Boleyn Girl

It is important to note that Gregory takes significant creative liberties: While Mary was indeed Henry VIII's mistress before