Alison Weir

Alison Weir is a bestselling British author and historian. She has written more than 30 books, fiction and non-fiction, which collectively have sold more than three million copies worldwide. Her two latest series are Six Tudor Queens, comprising six novels on the wives of Henry VIII, and England's Medieval Queens, a quartet of historical works of non-fiction.

A composite image of Elizabeth I, Mary I and Elizabeth of York

Tudor

How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

Illustration of Queen Matilda of Boulogne, by Eleanor Shakespeare

Norman

Matilda of Boulogne: Norman England’s warrior queen

A portrait of Elizabeth of York

Tudor

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

Paul Delaroche's impression of Lady Jane Grey's execution

Tudor

Who was Lady Jane Grey? The tragic story of the 'Nine Days Queen'

Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII. National Portrait Gallery, London. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Tudor

The lost heirs of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on Katherine of Aragon’s failed pregnancies

Illustration of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their wedding day

Tudor

The royal weddings of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on what came before divorced, beheaded, died...

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