Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen; The Marriage Game, A Dangerous Inheritance; Captive Queen; The Lady Elizabeth; and Innocent Traitor and numerous historical biographies, including The Lost Tudor Princess, Elizabeth of York, Mary Boleyn, The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of the Monarchy, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England, with her husband.
“Weir does a masterful job of leading the layman through the
entwined family trees of England’s powerful families. . . . [She]
has perfected the art of bringing history to life.”—Chicago
Tribune
“[A] spellbinding chronicle . . . [Alison] Weir’s dark, glorious
pageant restores the personal dimension to an oft-told tale without
losing sight of a war that shattered feudalism, paved the way for
capitalism, and weakened the monarchy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
“[Weir is] skilled at delineating the many memorable characters of
the age. . . . It’s a tribute to her skill that she leaves you
wanting more.”—The Plain Dealer
“A magnificent history.”—The Boston Globe
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