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  <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Alison Weir (born 1951) is a British writer of history books for the general public, mostly in the form of biographies about British kings and queens. She currently lives in Surrey, England, with her two children.

Before becoming an author, Weir worked as a teacher of children with special needs. She received her formal training in history at teacher training college.

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  <title><![CDATA[The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]></title>
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  <published>1991</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Life of Elizabeth I]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life]]></title>
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  <published>1999</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Children of Henry VIII]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
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  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Princes in the Tower]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>1992</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Wars of the Roses]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Henry VIII: The King and His Court]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alison Weir]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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