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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 ReviewA comprehensive exploration of the myth surrounding her subject * Sunday Times *
Gripping * Independent on Sunday *
Alison Weir is one of our best popular historians and one, moreover, with an impressive scholarly pedigree in Tudor history -- Frank McLynn * Independent *
Weir is particularly good at piecing together historical mysteries, and this penetrating portrait of a much-misunderstood woman set against the riveting background of the Tudor court is a real eye opener * Good Book Guide *
Weir states correctly that this book is as much a historiography as it is a biography -- Sara Read * Times Higher Education *
