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Alison Weir

Alison Weir

"Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else."

Alison Weir is the bestselling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide.

She has published twenty history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades, the second in her England's Medieval Queens quartet. Alison is also the author of twelve historical novels, including the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.

What genres does Alison Weir write in?

She writes historical non-fiction and historical novels, with a strong focus on Tudor England and medieval queens.


What are Alison Weir's major series and where should I start?

Her major series include the Six Tudor Queens novels (about Henry VIII's wives) and the England's Medieval Queens quartet. A common starting point is Six Tudor Queens 1: Katherine of Aragon for fiction, and Queens of the Conquest followed by Queens of the Crusades for her medieval-queens non-fiction.


What is the reading order for the Six Tudor Queens series?

The series order is: 1) Katherine of Aragon (The True Queen), 2) Anne Boleyn (A King's Obsession), 3) Jane Seymour (The Haunted Queen), 4) Anna of Kleve (Queen of Secrets), 5) Katheryn Howard (The Tainted Queen), 6) Katharine Parr (The Sixth Wife).


Does Alison Weir write non-fiction, and what is the England's Medieval Queens quartet?

Yes — she has published around twenty history books. The England's Medieval Queens quartet examines England's medieval queens; Queens of the Crusades is listed as the second volume and Queens of the Conquest is another title in the quartet.


What recognition has Alison Weir received for her work?

She is the bestselling female historian in the UK (fifth-bestselling historian overall), has sold over 3 million books worldwide, has multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.

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