Alison Weir

Alison Weir

Alison Weir was born in 1950, Alison Weir has written at least 120 books. Their most popular book is The Six Wives of Henry VIII with 99 saves with an average rating of 4.25⭐.

Author Bio

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.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1992 • 99 Readers • 642 pages 4.3

Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen

#1 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2016 • 53 Readers • 602 pages 3.7

Innocent Traitor

Innocent Traitor
ByAlison Weir

2006 • 50 Readers • 679 pages 3.9

The Life of Elizabeth I

2012 • 48 Readers • 23h 57m 3.9

Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession

#2 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2017 • 34 Readers • 561 pages 4

Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen

#3 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2018 • 33 Readers • 531 pages 3.9

The Children of Henry VIII

1996 • 33 Readers • 385 pages 3.7

The Lady Elizabeth

#1 of 8 in Elizabeth I

The Lady Elizabeth
ByAlison Weir

2008 • 33 Readers • 483 pages 3.8

Henry VIII

Henry VIII
ByAlison Weir

2008 • 32 Readers • 658 pages 3.8

The Wars of the Roses

1995 • 29 Readers • 463 pages 3.9

Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife

#6 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2021 • 27 Readers • 539 pages 4

Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets

#4 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2019 • 26 Readers • 528 pages 3.8

The Lady In The Tower

2009 • 26 Readers • 432 pages 4.2

Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen

#5 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2020 • 26 Readers 3.9

Queens of the Conquest

#1 of 3 in England's Medieval Queens

2017 • 25 Readers • 468 pages 3.3

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life

23 World Leaders Past & Present

1999 • 24 Readers • 496 pages 4

The Princes in the Tower

1992 • 24 Readers • 327 pages 3.7

Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine

2010 • 21 Readers • 478 pages 2.7

Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World

2013 • 20 Readers • 572 pages 3

Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose

#1 of 3 in Tudor Rose

2022 • 19 Readers • 525 pages 3.5

Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings

2011 • 18 Readers • 416 pages 3.3

Queens of the Crusades

#2 of 3 in England's Medieval Queens

2021 • 15 Readers • 560 pages 3

A dangerous inheritance

14 Readers 2.8

The King's Pleasure

#2 of 3 in Tudor Rose

The King's Pleasure
ByAlison Weir

1995 • 13 Readers • 593 pages 3.9

Queens of the Age of Chivalry

#3 of 3 in England's Medieval Queens

2022 • 12 Readers • 476 pages 4

Queen Isabella

Queen Isabella
ByAlison Weir

2005 • 10 Readers • 490 pages 3

The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas

2016 • 9 Readers • 537 pages 3.5

Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy

1989 • 9 Readers • 400 pages 4

Katherine Swynford

Katherine Swynford
ByAlison Weir

2009 • 9 Readers • 288 pages

The marriage game

The marriage game
ByAlison Weir

9 Readers 2

Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley

2003 • 8 Readers • 640 pages 3

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8 Readers 3

Six Tudor Queens

#0.1 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

Six Tudor Queens
ByAlison Weir

2017 • 8 Readers • 581 pages 3.8

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7 Readers

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#2.5 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2017 • 7 Readers

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#3.6 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2018 • 7 Readers • 49 pages

Against Our Better Judgment

2014 • 7 Readers 3.5

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The Blackened Heart
ByAlison Weir

7 Readers

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7 Readers

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn

2009 • 6 Readers • 434 pages 3.3

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6 Readers

Traitors of the Tower

2010 • 5 Readers • 98 pages 3

In the Shadow of Queens

2021 • 5 Readers • 432 pages

Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England

2005 • 5 Readers • 532 pages

The Ring and the Crown

The Ring and the Crown
ByAlison Weir,Sarah Gristwood,+2 more

2011 • 4 Readers • 193 pages 3

Lancaster and York

Lancaster and York
ByAlison Weir

2009 • 4 Readers • 495 pages

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4 Readers 5

Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen

2016 • 4 Readers • 677 pages 5

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The Wicked Wife
ByAlison Weir

4 Readers

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The Queen's Child
ByAlison Weir

4 Readers

Cover 6

#0.5 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2021 • 4 Readers • 432 pages 3

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The King's Painter
ByAlison Weir

4 Readers

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4 Readers

The Lady Elizabeth

The Lady Elizabeth
ByAlison Weir

2009 • 4 Readers • 487 pages 3

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3 Readers

The Lost Tudor Princess

2016 • 3 Readers • 542 pages 3

Elizabeth of York: The First Tudor Queen

2013 • 3 Readers • 556 pages

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3 Readers 4

The captive queen

The captive queen
ByAlison Weir

3 Readers 3

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#3 of 3 in Tudor Rose

2024 • 3 Readers 3

Mistress of the Monarchy

3 Readers 4

The princes in the Tower

3 Readers

Cover 4

2 Readers 4

The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII

#2 of 3 in Tudor Rose

2023 • 2 Readers • 609 pages

The Witch and the Priest

1956 • 2 Readers • 278 pages

Captive Queen

Captive Queen
ByAlison Weir

2010 • 2 Readers • 497 pages

Queens of the Age of Chivalry: England's Medieval Queens

#3 of 3 in England's Medieval Queens

2022 • 2 Readers • 448 pages 3

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#4 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2019 • 2 Readers • 511 pages

Elizabeth the Queen

Elizabeth the Queen
ByAlison Weir

1998 • 2 Readers 4.5

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2017 • 2 Readers • 560 pages 5

Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel

#1 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2016 • 2 Readers • 658 pages

Queens of the Conquest: England’s Medieval Queens

#1 of 3 in England's Medieval Queens

2017 • 2 Readers 4

Cover 1

2 Readers 4

Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen

#1 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

2016 • 2 Readers • 625 pages

Anna of Kleve

#4 of 6 in Six Tudor Queens

Anna of Kleve
ByAlison Weir

2019 • 1 Reader

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

2014 • 1 Reader • 320 pages

A Tudor Christmas

A Tudor Christmas
ByAlison Weir,Siobhan Clarke

2018 • 1 Reader • 192 pages

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1 Reader

Cover 6

1 Reader

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1 Reader

Cover 0

1998 • 1 Reader

Cover 6

2001 • 1 Reader • 646 pages 4

Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

#3 of 3 in Tudor Rose

2024 • 1 Reader • 611 pages 5

Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII

1996 • 1 Reader 4