Comments on: The Boleyn Inheritance

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:41:00 +0000

I really hope you all read the books first, this is magnificent stories of European Royal History. Hollywood’s movie version´s is the opposite of what books tell. They tell so little while the books are alive literature! I a hoping for 3/4 parts of mini-series that will go after the books. And I don’t know if we can call this book a sequal really.

By: Mara

Mara — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:20:01 +0000

So, are they turning it into a movie?

By: Mary Clouse

Mary Clouse — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:01:11 +0000

I am a devoted fan to PG, all her books add to one work before you read The Bolyen Inheritance or The Other Boleyn Girl, you must read The Constant Princess later follow up last of all with The Queens Fool. I have to say the movies never do the author justice but it would be so scandelous if there Was her Wideacre Trilogy set to the screen that would be for the showing wonder who could play such roles absolutely juicey

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:52:09 +0000

I personally have to disagree with you. I read the book before I heard it was to be a film, and I thought that quite a few parts were very similar, except the fact they didn’t add in the visit Mary paid to the woman who gave her the vial (I think it was poison, no?) that would kill Anne’s child. Also, making Henry’s hair red and adding on the weight would look odd to say the least – not that they shouldn’t – but it would seem like a Ray Winstone take. I strongly disagree with your opinion of the actress who played Catherine of Aragon; I did not like her portrayal of the Spanish queen at all. I much prefer Assumpta Serna’s portrayal of Catherine: She has a lot more passion with the role, and acted better how it would have been. Especially if you watch the speech, “Let me tell you this. You want me to lie before God, and admit my first marriage was consummated? Well, it was not. You want me to retire, and withdraw my daughter’s claim as sole rightful heir to the throne? Well, I shall not. Not in a thousand years. Not if you rack me within an inch of my life. So, I hope you have the belly for a fight, Anne Boleyn, because I’ll fight you, every inch of the way,” and then watch Ana Torrent’s performance in the smaller speech, “I am Katherine, Queen of England, the King’s one true wife and mother of the heir to the throne. Beloved of the people, and beloved of a King you have bewitched”, you’ll notice how much power goes into the former’s performance.

But this is only my opinion.

And I would also love to be part of something like this. It’s always been a dream of mine.

By: sahra

sahra — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:20:01 +0000

following the last question has the auditions taken place yet ?x

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:56:58 +0000

I do hope they cast the main characters as British people – if anyone knows any information about Katherine Howard auditions please let me know! xx

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:50:24 +0000

I watched the movie first and thought it not bad. Then I read the book and realised it was not so good after all. To say the movie was based on the book is an insult. Really they are two different versions on the same historical event.

Would love to see “Hollywoods” interpretation of ‘The Boleyn Inheritance’ and to see if they get it a bit better this time. I understand you can’t fit a book into 2hrs movie time, but surely they could do it a bit more justice.

Please, if you cast Eric Bana as Henry, he is going to have to put on alot of weight, age a hell of a lot and just a little red tinge thru his hair would make it a bit more believable. Bring back none of the other actors. The only other good performance I believe was from the lady who played Catherine of Aragon.

And really, you don’t need to amp up the movie when you base it on Henry and his wives, the truth itself is plenty of drama on it’s own.

By: Audrey Lindsey

Audrey Lindsey — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:24:38 +0000

I would love to see this book come to film. I waited for months to see The Other Boleyn Girl, and I would love to see The Boleyn Inheritance come to life on the big screens…

By: Carey

Carey — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0000

I hope they make a movie out of the Boleyn Inheritance! I’m just over half way through the book and I love, love, love it! The Other Boleyn Girl movie was disappointing but that’s because it was so full of information that couldn’t be stuffed into a 2 hour movies. Maybe it could have been a mini series on TV or something.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:22:30 +0000

I love all of Philippa Gregory’s books especially The Other Boleyn Girl. But I was disappointed in the movie. Not because of the actors performances (personally I think that they did a really good job. I think Natalie Portman did a great job at portraying Anne.) but because the movie didn’t live up to the book. A lot of things were left out that I think definitely should have been included. And a couple things were added that shouldn’t have been. I think that they could have built more on Anne and Henry’s relationship. He was infatuated with Anne even through the problems he was having with the divorce from Katherine of Aragon. A couple people I knew that didn’t really know much about this period in time that watched the movie, were a little confused and lost. But I guess I have to remember that they aren’t going to make things follow the book exactly. It was still disappointing. I hope that they do a better job with The Boleyn Inheritance