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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 · 407,317 ratings · 25,699 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
4.12 avg rating — 73,468 ratings — published 1992 — 39 editions
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Innocent Traitor
3.98 avg rating — 35,204 ratings — published 2006 — 45 editions
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The Life of Elizabeth I
4.03 avg rating — 32,884 ratings — published 1998 — 49 editions
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The Lady Elizabeth
3.99 avg rating — 28,778 ratings — published 2008 — 52 editions
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Katherine of Aragon: The Tr...
4.12 avg rating — 18,425 ratings — published 2016 — 41 editions
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
3.93 avg rating — 16,800 ratings — published 1999 — 50 editions
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The Children of Henry VIII
4.01 avg rating — 15,556 ratings — published 1996 — 26 editions
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Henry VIII: The King and Hi...
4.10 avg rating — 14,822 ratings — published 2001 — 38 editions
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The Lady in the Tower: The ...
3.98 avg rating — 14,471 ratings — published 2009 — 43 editions
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Anne Boleyn: A King's Obses...
4.14 avg rating — 13,060 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
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4.10 avg rating — 70,414 ratings

The Lady Elizabeth The Marriage Game
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3.93 avg rating — 32,500 ratings

The Last White Rose The King's Pleasure The Passionate Tudor: A Nov...
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4.04 avg rating — 12,252 ratings

Queens of the Conquest Queens of the Crusades Queens of the Age of Chivalry Queens at War
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3.95 avg rating — 6,624 ratings

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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”
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Polls

January is non-fiction (biography/history). Vote for which one you want to read. I've changed the closing date...it's now Friday, December 7th.

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography Eleanor of Aquitaine A Biography by Marion Meade Marion Meade
 
  3 votes, 50.0%

Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England Winter King Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn Thomas Penn
 
  1 vote, 16.7%

The Sisters Who Would be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey The Sisters Who Would be Queen The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey by Leanda de Lisle Leanda de Lisle
 
  1 vote, 16.7%

 
  1 vote, 16.7%

American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans American Jezebel The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante Eve LaPlante
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England Queen Isabella Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir Alison Weir
 
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