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| Holbein the Younger, Hans. Portrait of Mary Boleyn. c. Unknown. Hever Castle Ltd, Kent, UK. |
Mary Boleyn aka “Lady Mary” was born in 1499
and died in 1543 at the age of 43. Lady Mary was the older sister of King Henry
VIII’s second wife, Ann Boleyn, whom he later beheaded. Lady Mary was the
“Royal Mistress” to both King Henry VII and reportedly his rival France’s King
Francis I. She entered his court as a lady-in-waiting to then
Queen Catherine of Aragon.
There is a video called “The Other Boleyn Girl” which can be viewed for free on IMDB.com which is quite good. You can Also read more about Lady Boleyn on The Crown Chronicles “The Forgotten Boleyn Sister - Mary Boleyn”, where I learned that Anne Boleyn banished Lady Mary from court in 1533 for secretly marrying William Stafford.
She is mentioned briefly in the module video however I was mostly intrigued by her portrayal in Wolf Hall, which is why I selected her. I’m also fascinated by sister dynamics and this certainly was an odd one. Lady Mary is rumored to have born King Henry VII two children while his mistress and newly married to William Carey, though he didn’t claim either. She bore a total of four children.
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