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Alison Weir

(b.1951)

Alison Weir is the top-selling female historian in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 2.7 million books worldwide. She has published seventeen history books, including Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lady in the Tower and Elizabeth of York, and five historical novels.

Genres: Historical

Series

Elizabeth I
1. The Lady Elizabeth (2008)
2. The Marriage Game (2014)

Six Tudor Queens
   0.5. Arthur: Prince of the Roses (2016)
   1. Katherine of Aragon (2016)
   1.5. The Blackened Heart (2017)
   2. Anne Boleyn (2017)
   3. Jane Seymour (2018)
   4. Anna of Kleve (2019)
   5. Katheryn Howard (2020)
   6. Katharine Parr (2021)
   Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story (2016)
   The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today (2017)
   The Chateau of Briis (2018)
   The Grandmother's Tale (2018)
   The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom (2018)
   The Curse of the Hungerfords (2019)
   The King's Painter (2019)
   The Princess of Scotland (2020)
   The Wicked Wife (2021)
   The Queen's Child (2021)
   In This New Sepulchre (2021)

Tudor Rose
1. Elizabeth of York, the Last White Rose (2022)

Novels

   Innocent Traitor (2006)
   The Captive Queen (2010)
   A Dangerous Inheritance (2012)

Omnibus

The Captive Queen / Eleanor of Aquitaine (2011)

Series contributed to

Quick Reads 2010
Traitors of the Tower (2010)

Non fiction series

England's Medieval Queens
1. Queens of the Conquest (2017)
2. Queens of the Crusades (2020)

Non fiction

   Britain's Royal Families (1989)
   The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991)
   The Princes in the Tower (1992)
   Lancaster and York (1995)
   The Children of England (1996)
     aka The Children of Henry VIII
   Elizabeth, The Queen (1998)
     aka The Life of Elizabeth I
   Eleanor of Aquitaine (1999)
   Henry VIII (2001)
   Mary Queen of Scots (2003)
   Elizabeth Wydeville (2005)
   Queen Isabella (2005)
     aka Isabella
   Katherine Swynford (2007)
   Mistress of the Monarchy (2009)
   The Lady in the Tower (2009)
   Elizabeth, The Queen and The Lady Elizabeth (2011)
   The Ring and the Crown (2011) (with Tracy Borman, Sarah Gristwood and Kate Williams)
   Mary Boleyn (2011)
   Elizabeth of York (2013)
   Richard III and The Princes In The Tower (2014)
   The Lost Tudor Princess (2015)
   A Tudor Christmas (2018) (with Siobhan Clarke)
   Queens of the Age of Chivalry (2022)

Alison Weir recommends

Lady of the Butterflies (2009)
Fiona Mountain
"Fiona Mountain is a major new talent in the field of historical fiction."

Madame Tussaud (2011)
Michelle Moran
"A first-class novel... Michelle Moran evokes an era in a gripping drama that is both vividly and elegantly written."

The Girl in the Mirror (2011)
Sarah Gristwood
"Entrancing, compelling, and beautifully written... a fabulous novel."

Root of the Tudor Rose (2015)
(Tudor Rose , book 1)
Mari Griffith
"Immensely readable and compelling...Highly recommended!."

By Blood Divided (2017)
(Mistra Chronicles / Rise of Empires Chronicles, book 4)
James Heneage
"A gripping, epic tale set against a broad and breath-taking European canvas. Do not miss this compelling page-turner."

The Outcasts of Time (2017)
Ian Mortimer
"It's an incredible tour de force, a vivid and page-turning evocation of an age that is long-gone yet has been brought to life again in vibrant and robust fashion thanks to Ian Mortimer's impeccable scholarship and pacy writing."

The King's Witch (2018)
(Frances Gorges Historical Trilogy, book 1)
Tracy Borman
"Tracy Borman’s debut historical novel has it all: conspiracy, betrayal, dark intrigues, bloody deeds, a poignant love story - and the most famous plot in English history. In the debauched court of James I, nothing is as it seems, loyalties are torn, and danger is all around. At the centre of it all, Borman has created an engaging and courageous heroine, and her highly accomplished writing ensures that the reader is swept along to a shattering and shocking climax."

The Blue (2018)
Nancy Bilyeau
"Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books."

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