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Alison Weir

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in London, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1951

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

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Alison Weir is a British writer of history books for the general public, mostly in the form of biographies about British kings and queens, and of historical fiction. 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. She currently lives in Surrey, England, with her two children.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 347,971 ratings · 20,706 reviews · 112 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 68,316 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innocent Traitor 3.97 avg rating — 33,150 ratings — published 2006 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Elizabeth I 4.03 avg rating — 31,917 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady Elizabeth 3.99 avg rating — 27,066 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life 3.93 avg rating — 15,912 ratings — published 1999 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Children of Henry VIII 3.99 avg rating — 14,814 ratings — published 1996 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry VIII: The King and His Court 4.10 avg rating — 13,712 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 13,409 ratings — published 2009 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 12,896 ratings — published 2016 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings 3.76 avg rating — 10,054 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Six Tudor Queens (6 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 30,094 ratings

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

10 votes, 12.8%

Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox

9 votes, 11.5%

Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

8 votes, 10.3%

The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Maria Perry

8 votes, 10.3%

Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser

7 votes, 9.0%

Firedrake's Eye by Patricia Finney

5 votes, 6.4%

Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation of the Tyranny of Henry VIII by Kyra Cornelius Kramer

5 votes, 6.4%

The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir

5 votes, 6.4%

The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Womens' Stories by Amy Licence

4 votes, 5.1%

1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII by Suzannah Lipscomb

4 votes, 5.1%

Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantle

4 votes, 5.1%

My Lady of Cleves: A Novel of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes

3 votes, 3.8%

The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley

3 votes, 3.8%

In the Shadow of Lady Jane by Edward Charles

2 votes, 2.6%

The King's Pleasure by Norah Lofts

1 vote, 1.3%

Sacred Treason by James Forrester

0 votes, 0.0%

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