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    The real Mary Boleyn remains an elusive Tudor personality, flitting in and out of the sources, says historian Lauren Mackay. (Image by Alamy)
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    Your guide to Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn

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    Top, left to right: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour. Bottom, left to right: Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr.
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    Henry VIII’s wives quiz: how well do you know the six women he married?

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    11 facts about Catherine Howard

    Colour portrait of Jane Austen
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    A brief guide to Jane Austen, plus 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about her

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