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Alison Weir

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in London, England

January 01, 1951

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

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Alison Weir is an English 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: 4.0 · 370,488 ratings · 22,490 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 70,282 ratings — published 1992 — 39 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
	Innocent Traitor 3.97 avg rating — 33,974 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 — 32,273 ratings — published 1998 — 48 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 — 27,829 ratings — published 2008 — 50 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 — 16,246 ratings — published 1999 — 48 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 — 15,137 ratings — published 2016 — 13 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,124 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Henry VIII: The King and His Court 4.10 avg rating — 14,040 ratings — published 2001 — 2 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 — 13,798 ratings — published 2009 — 7 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
	Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 10,648 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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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4.09 avg rating — 57,327 ratings

Elizabeth I (2 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 31,135 ratings

Tudor Rose (3 books)
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4.06 avg rating — 7,082 ratings

England's Medieval Queens (3 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 4,691 ratings

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for our Group Read in June 2018?

Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir

19 votes, 27.1%

Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family by Leanda de Lisle

11 votes, 15.7%

Amy Robsart: A Life and Its End by Christine Hartweg

6 votes, 8.6%

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry VIII's Sister by Sarah-Beth Watkins

5 votes, 7.1%

Firedrake's Eye by Patricia Finney

5 votes, 7.1%

La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, a Life in Letters by Sarah Bryson

4 votes, 5.7%

Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity by Helen Castor

3 votes, 4.3%

The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

3 votes, 4.3%

To Hold the Crown by Jean Plaidy

3 votes, 4.3%

Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard

3 votes, 4.3%

Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin

2 votes, 2.9%

Mary Tudor: A Life by David Loades

2 votes, 2.9%

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

2 votes, 2.9%

Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy

1 vote, 1.4%

The Raven's Widow by Adrienne Dillard

1 vote, 1.4%

Pour the Dark Wine by Dinah Lampitt

0 votes, 0.0%

70 total votes

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