Alison Weir
Alison Weir is a bestselling British historian and historical novelist. She has written numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction, which are listed here.
Books by Alison Weir
Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife: A Novel
by Alison Weir
'Divorced, beheaded, died//Divorced, beheaded, survived' is the rhyme by which we remember what Henry VIII, who ruled England from 1509-1547, did to each of his six wives. He was the second ruler in the new Tudor dynasty, after the death of his father, Henry VII. Historian Alison Weir has done the world a huge service by recreating the lives of Henry VIII's wives by means of a historical novel about each of them, her Six Tudor Queens series. This is the last in the series, about Katharine Parr, the wife who survived Henry. Like all the books in the series, this is a historical novel that appeals to the historian, a reconstruction of a life rather than a lyrical flight of imagination.
Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen
by Alison Weir
This is the fifth book in historian Alison Weir's 'Six Tudor Queens' series. Each one tells the story of one of Henry VIII's wives, via novels. This historical novel is about Katheryn Howard, the last of Henry VIII's wives to be killed or divorced by him. She would be executed like Anne Boleyn, who was her cousin, for adultery.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
by Alison Weir
I think she has managed to teach history to more people than Oxford University, because her books are so well written and easy to follow
Interviews with Alison Weir
The Best Tudor Historical Fiction, recommended by Alison Weir
The Tudor dynasty, which ruled England from 1485 to 1603, has been the focus of extraordinary public attention in recent years, thanks to the success of books like Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and the lavish television drama The Tudors, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. We asked Alison Weir, the author of many bestselling factual and novelistic books on the period, to recommend her favourite works of Tudor historical fiction.
The Best Historical Novels, recommended by Alison Weir
Bestselling British historian and author Alison Weir plunges us deep into the world of walled-up skeletons, Vikings, poisoning, intrigue, witchcraft and rebellion. This is the best of historical novels – books that never compromise on painstaking research.
Interviews where books by Alison Weir were recommended
The best books on Strong Women in Bad Marriages, recommended by Nancy Goldstone
The author of The Maid and the Queen takes us on an enjoyable ride through European history, looking at well-connected women who outwitted their husbands or asserted their independence.
