Royal Mistresses in English History
- Edith Swanneck, mistress to King Harold II
- Rosamund Clifford, mistress to Henry II
- Alice Perrers, mistress to Edward III
- Jane Shore, mistress to Edward IV
- Bessie Blount, mistress to Henry VIII
- Mary Boleyn, mistress to Henry VIII
- Anne Boleyn, mistress to Henry VIII
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