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Book SynopsisAlison Weir is one of Britain's top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include
The Six Wives of Henry VIII,
Eleanor of Aquitaine,
Elizabeth of York and
The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include
Innocent Traitor,
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.
Trade ReviewOne of our best popular historians...with an impressive scholarly pedigree in Tudor history * Independent on Sunday *
It is testament to Weir's artfulness and elegance as a writer that
The Lady in the Tower remains fresh and suspenseful, even though the reader knows what's coming... One of the pleasures of
The Lady in the Tower is that it invites the reader into the historiographical process as Weir's emphasis on primary sources allows us to evaluate them alongside her * Independent *
Weir...knows her sources well. She writes in an engaging way and adopts an even-handed approach * Irish Times *
This is vintage Weir: a thrilling episode of history superbly related and treated with penetrating analysis and a great dollop of common sense -- Jessie Childs * Literary Review *
The research is exhaustive... It would be hard to imagine a more thorough examination of any comparable historical issue... Weir is to be congratulated on her impartiality and sound judgement * BBC History Magazine *
