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Alison Weir


Born
in London, England
January 01, 1951

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Genre
History, Literature & Fiction


Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

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.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.01 · 406,288 ratings · 25,582 reviews · 80 distinct works • Similar authors
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
4.12 avg rating — 73,382 ratings — published 1992 — 39 editions
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Innocent Traitor
3.98 avg rating — 35,177 ratings — published 2006 — 45 editions
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The Life of Elizabeth I
4.03 avg rating — 32,875 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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The Lady Elizabeth
3.99 avg rating — 28,750 ratings — published 2008 — 52 editions
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Katherine of Aragon: The Tr...
4.12 avg rating — 18,346 ratings — published 2016 — 41 editions
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
3.93 avg rating — 16,788 ratings — published 1999
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The Children of Henry VIII
4.01 avg rating — 15,546 ratings — published 1996 — 26 editions
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Henry VIII: The King and Hi...
4.10 avg rating — 14,798 ratings — published 2001 — 38 editions
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The Lady in the Tower: The ...
3.98 avg rating — 14,456 ratings — published 2009 — 43 editions
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Anne Boleyn: A King's Obses...
4.14 avg rating — 12,999 ratings — published 2017 — 35 editions
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More books by Alison Weir…

Series by Alison Weir

Katherine of Aragon: The Tr... Anne Boleyn: A King's Obses... Jane Seymour: The Haunted Q... Anna of Kleve: The Princess... Katheryn Howard: the Scanda... Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife
(6 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 70,096 ratings

The Lady Elizabeth The Marriage Game
(2 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 32,458 ratings

The Last White Rose The King's Pleasure The Passionate Tudor: A Nov...
(3 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 12,136 ratings

Queens of the Conquest Queens of the Crusades Queens of the Age of Chivalry Queens at War
(4 books)
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3.95 avg rating — 6,541 ratings

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Quotes by Alison Weir  (?)
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“I prefer to be left alone with my books.”
― Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor
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“If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life, and the world pass me by”
― Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor
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“You must pray to God for forgiveness because I can give you none”
― Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor
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Polls

Wow! I'm so late with next months book poll. Sorry! January is one of our non-fiction months...biography/history. Vote for your choice. This is a quick one so it will end on Friday. Depending on the length of the book we choose, we may skip the first Tuesday in January for discussion.

Madame de Pompadour Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford Nancy Mitford
 
  4 votes, 100.0%

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin by Edmund S. Morgan Edmund S. Morgan
 
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography Eleanor of Aquitaine A Biography by Marion Meade Marion Meade
 
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Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford Sarah Bradford
 
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Queen Isabella Queen Isabella Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir Alison Weir
 
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