History YMMV / TheOtherBoleynGirl

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: For someone who's (relatively) a minor character, Catherine of Aragon gets two really good ones (combined with two equally awesome TakeThat moments)
** Her first one comes when she confronts Anne and Mary outside of the courtroom (where she is to be questioned about whether or not she had consummated her previous marriage):
-->'''Catherine:''' ''*Disdainfully*'' So, the Boleyn whores. Two former ladies of mine. Hiding in shadows. What did I do to upset you, that you should turn against me like this?
-->'''Anne:''' ''*With her nose in the air*'' ''You'' failed to give England an heir.
-->'''Catherine:''' And that upsets you so?
-->'''Anne:''' What upsets the King upsets me.
-->'''Catherine:''' How ''dare'' you. I am Catherine, 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''! ''*Sweeps off, leaving Anne visibly disturbed and shaking, and Mary utterly cowed.*''
** And then she unleashes one on Henry VIII himself!
-->'''Catherine:''' I know you, you have decided, but it grieves you. Will you destroy your marriage, your country, your soul before God, on the whim of one girl? Because she ''denies'' you? Because she tortures you with her refusal? You think she doesn't know ''exactly'' what she's doing? She wants me to step aside. Where is my wise husband? Where is he? You are a king, so ''be one''.
** [[MamaBear Lady Boleyn]] slapping her husband across the face (after she learns about Anne and George's imprisonment) and then chewing out the Duke of Norfolk counts too.
** Mary taking Elizabeth and striding out of the castle, while everyone else gets the hell out of her way.

** And also there is Creator/MarkRylance playing the Boleyn sisters' father Thomas Boleyn here, and would later star as [[Series/WolfHall a different Thomas]] who does Anne Boleyn's prosecution for King Henry.

* DuelingStarsMovie: Portman vs. Johansson
* HilariousInHindsight: Eric Bana had already played Bruce Banner in ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' before this film with Scarlett and Natalie going on to play the Black Widow and Jane Foster in ''Film/IronMan2'' and ''Film/{{Thor}}''.

* TearJerker: Anne's receiving of her guilty plea. She goes from looking imploringly at her uncle, to turning utterly paper white when he calmly agrees with the others and pronounces her guilty. It's especially heartbreaking when you remember he's responsible for getting her (and Mary and George) into the situation in the first place, all because of his ambition.

* FridgeBrilliance: Sir Thomas Boleyn was played by Mark Rylance, who is famous for playing Lady Olivia in the Globe Original Practice ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'', Olivia intended to represent Queen Elizabeth I - so he plays his own grandfather...

* HilariousInHindsight: Eric Bana had already played Bruce Banner in ''{{Hulk}}'' before this film with Scarlett and Natalie going on to play the Black Widow and Jane Foster in ''IronMan2'' and ''{{Thor}}''.

** Mary taking her child and striding out of the castle, while everyone else gets the hell out of her way.

-->'''Catherine:''' So, the Boleyn whores. Two former ladies of mine. Hiding in shadows. What did I do to upset you, that you should turn against me like this?
-->'''Anne:''' ''You'' failed to give England an heir.

-->'''Catherine:''' How ''dare'' you. I am Catherine, 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''!
*** She then sweeps off, leaving Anne visibly disturbed and shaking, and Mary utterly cowed.

** Not to mention that (arguably) Oliver Coleman would have made a pretty great Steve Rogers, and BenedictCumberbatch, Loki.

** Not to mention that (arguably) Oliver Coleman would have made a pretty great Steve Rogers, and BenedictCumberbatch, Loki.

* HilariousInHindsight: Eric Bana had already played Bruce Banner in ''{{Hulk}}'' before this film with Scarlett and Natalie going on to play the Black Widow and Jane Foster in ''IronMan2'' and ''{{Thor}}''.

** Not to mention that (arguably) Oliver Coleman would have made a pretty great Steve Rogers, and Benedict Cumberbatch, Loki.

* HilariousInHindsight: EricBana had already played Bruce Banner in ''{{Hulk}}'' before this film with Scarlett and Natalie going on to play the Black Widow and Jane Foster in ''IronMan2'' and ''{{Thor}}''.

* HilariousInHindsight: EricBana had already played Bruce Banner in ''TheIncredibleHulk'' before this film with Scarlett and Natalie going on to play the Black Widow and Jane Foster in ''IronMan2'' and ''{{Thor}}''.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Mary Boleyn is depicted as a blushing virgin; in real life, there's a reason they called her "the great prostitute."
** Maybe. There is actually very little reliable information about the historical Mary Boleyn, none of which points to her being especially promiscuous. Most of the bad things written about her were done so on behalf of Queen Katherine's supporters as part of a [[{{Demonization}} political smear campaign]] against her sister. Either way though, HistoricalHeroUpgrade.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The author almost seems to have a personal grudge against Jane Parker. The sequel, ''{{The Boleyn Inheritance}}'' takes this UpToEleven.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: the author almost seems to have a personal grudge against Jane Parker. The sequel, {{The Boleyn Inheritance}} takes this UpToEleven.

* ValuesDissonance: Some of the sexual metaphors and phrases spoken by the characters would seem demeaning and shocking if someone said them to people today. For instance, today you probably wouldn't tell your sister not to let her husband get her 'in pup.' Or refer to your sisters being in heat. Or tell someone that you got your wife 'in foal' just months after marriage.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Mary Boleyn is depicted as a blushing virgin; in real life, there's a reason they called her "the great prostitute." Maybe.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Mary Boleyn is depicted as a blushing virgin; in real life, there's a reason they called her "the great prostitute."