The Other Boleyn Girl The two adaptations after the controversial novel “The Other Boleyn Girl” by Philippa Gregory present a historical fictional story of the Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary. This is a ravishing, emotionally intense story of love, loyalty and betrayal in the chase for power and social position, portraying the human desires and flaws in a beautifully described historical background at the English court. The private life of the historical figures from the XVIth century and the intrigues
Anne Boleyn goes down in history as an important icon whereas in Wolf hall she seems weird and mysterious. When she becomes a queen, she was a vital, charismatic leader with audacity. When Anne become queen, her family was already well known: her father was Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and her mother was lady Elizabeth Howard. History portrays Anne as a remarkable character who may have been an adulteress but not guilty of anything. She was also viewed as an enigmatic figure in history,