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The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory


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The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory

 
Description: ISBN 0006514006 / Author: Philippa Gregory / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... the richness nd splendour of Henry VIIIs court to life. It was really interesting and her descriptions were really vivd and ... more

 ... accurate. I love how it focuses on Mary Boleyn, an unsung woman of the Tudor era. She is always overlooked becuse she didn't acheive what her sister did (beheading) - but she did acheive more than many women - a liasion with the King of England and ending up happily married for love. It also captures Henry's long pursuit of Anne, his divorce and marriage and ends with her tragic beheading. It also captures the pain of Anne's inability to conceive, the whisperings of her adultery and incest, and how she loses the int...more

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Crowned Review The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory: Historical Addiction (1700 words)
by - written on 14/03/08 (Very useful, 261 readings)
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I've recently been seeing a quite of lot of advertising of the film adaptation of "The Other Boleyn Girl" and am very keen to see it. I've always enjoyed historical or war genre films and from the trailers I've seen this one looks just up my street, especially as I was always fascinated by this era at school. I soon learnt that it was based on an actual book and decided to read the book before the film was released - little did I know I would have devoured the entire book in under a week! The Author Philippa Gregory was born in Kenya and moved to England at an early age. She has quite a selection of novels under her belt, including both ...  Read the complete review

thehonesttruth
Crowned Review Off with her head! (1392 words)
by - written on 13/10/07 (Very useful, 103 readings)
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I adore reading and learning about all things historical, especially Tudor and Elizabethan times, I frequently get my hands on historical novels, and just recently I’ve discovered one author I just cant get enough of. Having already read the Queens Fool, set in the time of Edwards reign, lets step back in time slightly to when Eddies father was head bigwig, and just beginning his famous reign as the Elizabeth Taylor of Tudor times. This is the other Boleyn Girl, the story of Anne Boleyn (who lost her head over the king) told from the point of view of her sister Mary. The Story Mary Boleyn is in her teens, and in the style of the day has ...  Read the complete review

Gemma_C
Premium Review The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory: Two sisters fight for the love of one King. (834 words)
by - written on 10/07/09 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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I can see why this book is so highly rated on DooYoo (and everywhere else!) as The Other Boleyn girl is a brilliant read. This was the first book I read by Philippa Gregory and I wasn't sure what to expect at first. I do like reading historical fiction and I am quite interested in the Tudor times, however I must admit that since school I had forgotten the order of the wives of King Henry VIII and how they died completely... but I'm sure I'm not the only one! The Other Boleyn Girl is, as you may expect, based around Anne Boleyn who King Henry married after divorcing his first wife Queen Katherine. As we all know Anne Boleyn ended up being beheaded by King ...  Read the complete review

Renza_e
Premium Review You'll be immensely glad it was siphilus that got him in the ... (412 words)
by - written on 11/01/09 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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Edit 20/01/09: I have been corrected by someone who tells me that it is not fully known whether he died of siphilus or not and could have been type 2 diabetes or well...anything really. I prefer to think it was the former. The story of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' is a fictional account based on historical fact of romantic relationship both Anne Boleyn and her sister Mary had with Henry VIII of England. One sees it from the perspective of Mary Boleyn and a story ensues of their courtship with the king, Anne's marriage and the trials and tribulations that develop from such turbulent courses of events. All in all, the book is wonderfully engaging and fits ...  Read the complete review

Tracy_1127
Premium Review The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory: A Tudor love triangle (1016 words)
by - written on 05/01/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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Like many people I have a fascination with the Tudor period of history and when you think of Tudors Henry VIII is the first person to spring to mind. Once you've got Henry in your head his six wives follow shortly after and out of the six I happen to think Anne Boleyn is the most interesting. I read a review about this book here on dooyoo and decided to give it a try. I bought mine from Amazon marketplace for 34p plus p & p. This book is not written from the viewpoint of Anne but her sister Mary. Most people know Mary was also in a relationship with Henry, more as a mistress than Anne of course but she did have two illegitimate children with ...  Read the complete review

 

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