Mary Boleyn the other Boleyn girl, was a mysterious woman around the Court. Her sordid behaviour brought contact with Kings and other nobles. Her family would take the limelight, her sister would gain the ultimate recognition. Yet liaisons and scandals were never far away, she was the other Boleyn girl, she was Mary Boleyn.

Mary was raised at Hever Castle. Her father was Thomas Boleyn, a wealthy courtier and diplomat. At the age of 15, she was sent to France in 1514. This was due to her father arranging a place for her as maid of honour to the King's sister Princess Mary. Anne Boleyn joined Mary in Paris. The first whispers of salacious affairs started to take place. It had been said Mary had been drawn into an affair with King Francis. Some say the gossip was exaggerated. One man who caught the eye of Mary was William Carey; he was a man of wealth and very influential in Henry's court. William served as a Gentleman to the Privy chamber and became an Esquire of the King's Body.

Mary and William were married on 4 February 1520. The King himself attended; we can't know for sure if he gave a speech; he did, however, take a fancy to Mary. The two became lovers! Mary's story is just as likely to have been created from fiction as truth, it's a mixture of legend and snippets of fascinating facts, but how honest is the portrayal we see today of this lady? Her promiscuity is well written about, it's for certain she has been cast as a woman with a debauched side to her character, yet she showed what seems to be true love to her husband, and although she fell on hard times, she managed to come through it all. Yet, her life would have been so very different if Henry's perception of her had been anywhere near that of her sister Anne, the other Boleyn girl.

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