An extraordinary tale of sex passion and royal intrigue. This is the little-known story of Mary Boleyn who was mistress to King Henry VIII before he married her older sister Anne. Inspired by Philippa Gregory s best selling novel this film is about great families jockeying for position and using their daughters as pawns in a deadly game. Set during one of the most notorious periods in British regal history it is a powerful narrative and at it s heart is the relationship between two rivals - the Boleyn sisters.