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The Other Boleyn Girl - Movie Review

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Tonight I dragged my fiance to see The Other Boleyn Girl, the movie based on the book of the same name by Philippa Gregory. Here’s the short, non-spoiler version of the review: it is entertaining. If you like historical fiction, but know little to nothing about this time period, other than the fact that Anne [...]

The Other Boleyn Girl: NY Times Movie Review

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The New York Times published their review of The Other Boleyn Girl, the movie based on Philippa Gregory’s historical fiction novel of the same name.  I very much enjoyed the book, despite a few historical inaccuracies - for instance, Mary wasn’t just the sweet girl, caught up in her family’s scheming as in the book, [...]

New Jean Plaidy Reissue

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I found out today that there is a new Jean Plaidy reissue coming out called “To Hold the Crown: The Story of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York”. In other words, the beginning of the Royal House of Tudor!
I’m wondering, though, if Three Rivers Press is renaming some of the books as they come [...]

The Children of Mary Boleyn

Monday, February 25th, 2008

I just found this on Philippa Gregory’s website, research done by a descendant of Mary Boleyn, through her daughter Catherine Knollys (née Carey), as to whether or not Catherine and Henry Carey were in fact the illegitimate children of Henry VIII, resulting from his affair with Mary.
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