The life of the beautiful Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, through her own words and letters and the correspondence of those who knew her. Mary Tudor’s childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life. She was trained to be a dutiful wife and at the age of 18 married the French king, Louis XII, 34 years her senior. When her husband died three months after the marriage, Mary took charge of her life and shaped her own destiny. As a young widow, had the opportunity to show the world the strong, self-willed, determined woman she always had been. She remarried for love and at great personal risk to herself. She loved and respected Katherine of Aragon and despised Anne Boleyn—a dangerous position to take. Sarah Bryson has returned to primary sources, state papers and letters, to unearth the truth about Mary Tudor.