Alison Weir

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born

January 01, 1951

gender

female

place of birth

United Kingdom

website

http://www.alisonweir.org.uk/

genre

History

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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.

books by Alison Weir

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avg rating: 3.97 | 4100 ratings | 23 distinct works

	The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 4.16 — 884 ratings — published 1991 9 editions	my rating:
	Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey (Hardcover) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.83 — 739 ratings — published 2007 9 editions	my rating:
	The Life of Elizabeth I (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 4.10 — 521 ratings — published 1999 3 editions	my rating:
	The Children of Henry VIII (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 4.03 — 344 ratings — published 1996 6 editions	my rating:
	The Princes in the Tower (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.82 — 230 ratings — published 1995 7 editions	my rating:
	Henry VIII: The King and His Court (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.94 — 149 ratings — published 2002 4 editions	my rating:
	The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel (Hardcover) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.98 — 146 ratings — published 2008 6 editions	my rating:
	Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.77 — 125 ratings — published 2005 8 editions	my rating:
	Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (Paperback) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.70 — 98 ratings — published 2005 8 editions	my rating:
	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Hardcover) by Alison Weir avg rating 3.92 — 36 ratings — published 2000 7 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Alison Weir

"The Burgundian chronicler Philippe de Commines thought the English a choleric, earthy, and volatile people, who nevertheless made good, brave soldiers. In fact he regarded their warlike inclinations as one of the chief causes of the Wars of the Roses. If they could not fight the French, he believed, they fought each other."
— Alison Weir (The Wars of the Roses)

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