The acclaimed international bestseller of the Tudor court, during the years of Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn - and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed.Politics and passion are inextricably bound together in this compelling novel of the Tudor court.The Boleyn family is keen to rise through the ranks of society, and what better way to attract the attention of the most powerful in the land than through the charms of one of the daughters, Mary Boleyn, at court? But Mary becomes the king's mistress at a time of change. He desperately needs an heir.When Mary's sister Anne catches the king's eye, she won't agree to be his mistress - only his wife. What happens next is common knowledge - but here it is told in a way we've never heard it before, with all of Philippa Gregory's characteristic perceptiveness, backed by meticulous historical research and superb storytelling skills.