The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory

A juicy piece of historical fiction from the perspective of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Mary actually was the king's mistress before Anne was of interest, and bore the king two children: Catherine and Henry. We follow the ups and downs of Mary-and her family-in the English court over the course of several years.

Read more about the history of Anne Boleyn.