A review by jenmcgee
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir

3.0

An in-depth look at a marginal but oddly pivotal figure in English history: Mary Boleyn, sister to Anne Boleyn and one-time mistress of the King. Weir's book illustrates the massive gaps we have in history and is an interesting example of history writing as detective work, drawing conclusions from scanty clues. The tone is sometimes a bit too defensive, with hints of esoteric infighting between historians that I'm not privy to.