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Alison Weir


UK flag (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
 
New and upcoming books
May 2025

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The Cardinal
 
Series
Elizabeth I
   1. The Lady Elizabeth (2008)
   2. The Marriage Game (2014)
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Six Tudor Queens
   Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story (2016)
   0.5. Arthur: Prince of the Roses (2016)
   1. Katherine of Aragon (2016)
   1.5. The Blackened Heart (2017)
   2. Anne Boleyn (2017)
   The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today (2017)
   The Chateau of Briis (2018)
   The Grandmother's Tale (2018)
   3. Jane Seymour (2018)
   The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom (2018)
   The Curse of the Hungerfords (2019)
   4. Anna of Kleve (2019)
   The King's Painter (2019)
   The Princess of Scotland (2020)
   5. Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen (2020)

     aka Katheryn Howard, the Tainted Queen

   The Wicked Wife (2021)
   6. Katharine Parr (2021)
   The Queen's Child (2021)
   In This New Sepulchre (2021)
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Tudor Rose
   0.5. Firstborn (2022)
   1. Elizabeth of York, the Last White Rose (2022)

     aka The Last White Rose

   1.5. The Golden Prince (2023)
   2. Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown (2023)

     aka The King's Pleasure

   3. Mary I: Queen of Sorrows (2024)

     aka The Passionate Tudor

   The True and Terrible Tale of Perotine Massey (2024)
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Novels
   Innocent Traitor (2006)
   The Captive Queen (2010)
   A Dangerous Inheritance (2012)
   The Cardinal (2025)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Alison Weir recommends
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Fallen Angel (2020)
(Frances Gorges Historical Trilogy, book 3)
Tracy Borman
"Dark intrigues, a poignant love story...a shattering and shocking climax."
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Dreamland (2019)
Nancy Bilyeau
"Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books."
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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."

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