Henry VIII no doubt had many lovers but one stands out above the rest. Few better symbolise the plight of medieval women, regardless of social standing than Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne, who had a ...
The story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, is well-known; but her sister, Mary, has largely been a footnote in history. Alison Weir... Scarlett Johansson plays Mary Boleyn in the 2008 ...
Mistress of Henry VIII and his rival Fran%C3%A7ois I, Mary Boleyn has often been romanticized and misrepresented in histories and in popular novels like Philippa ...
Playing less fast and loose with history than Philippa Gregory’s novel, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is a sexy, good-looking political bodice-ripper with an almost flawless cast at the top of its game.
It was dazzling, gripping and utterly absorbing. After 650 pages of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, readers were left still wanting more, tantalised by her depiction of Henry VIII’s court and the rise of ...
The mystery sitter for a Royal Collection portrait has been identified as Mary Boleyn, King Henry VIII's mistress before her sister Anne became his wife. Portrait of a Woman has been sitting in the ...
Two beautiful sisters, each mistress of the same handsome king. Heaving bosoms. Discreet sex scenes in firelit rooms. Smoldering torches. Public executions. Royal out-of-wedlock pregnancies. A ...
Who says there are no leading roles for veteran actresses? Two of this week’s new movies are star vehicles for three performers who have amassed nearly 40 years of movie experience among them. It just ...
The 400-year-old Boleyn painting was snatched in a horrific robbery in 1990. After years of detective work, the portrait is back where it belongs and the person who made it happen has written a play ...
Perched in silence on a director's chair, I look at the tiny screen shrouded in curtains. Sitting beside me, hunched over her clipboard, is the voice coach, before me the dialogue coach, beside him ...
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What is it lately, with all the regal costume epics filling their thrones with overgrown teenagers? I mean, Sofia Coppola had thirtysomethings Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette flouncing around like high ...