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Violence
A lot
Tudor court executions; political violence; Anne's beheading
Language
Some
Period language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content in the context of court politics
Substance Use
Some
Court drinking; period social culture
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Women traded as political tools by their families; the psychological weight of being the sister not chosen; Anne Boleyn's fate
What this book is about
Mary Boleyn is the first Boleyn sister favored by Henry VIII. Then her family sends her younger sister Anne to court. Mary watches everything from the inside. The Other Boleyn Girl is Philippa Gregory's most famous novel—a court intrigue masterpiece that makes the Tudor world's women visible.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit sexual content in a historical context
Anne Boleyn's execution—historically graphic
Women as political commodities—the book's central subject
Extremely dark historically—the Tudors are brutal
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