Alison Weir

Alison Weir is a British historian and novelist who is one of the bestselling history writers in the world. Her work spans both non-fiction history and historical fiction, and she brings the same rigorous research and vivid storytelling to both forms. Her specialist subjects are the Tudor and medieval periods, and she has done more than almost any other writer to bring these eras to life for a popular audience. Born in 1951, Weir has been passionate about history since childhood and began writing at an early age. She taught herself historical research methods and published her first book in 1989, going on to build a career as a full-time historian and novelist. Her non-fiction works include The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991), The Princes in the Tower (1992), Elizabeth the Queen (1998), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1999), Henry VIII: King and Court (2001), The Lady in the Tower (2009), and many more. Each combines exhaustive primary research with accessible, engaging narrative. A Dangerous Inheritance is among her historical novels, which include a six-novel series about the six wives of Henry VIII — Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen, Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets, Katheryn Howard: The Tainted Queen, and Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife — as well as novels about Elizabeth of York and other historical figures. Weir has sold over three million books worldwide and has been praised by both academic historians and general readers for the quality of her research and the readability of her prose. The audiobook editions of Weir's books are immersive and richly detailed, bringing the Tudor and medieval worlds to vivid life. Her books and audiobooks are essential for history lovers who want their history thoroughly researched and brilliantly told.