Alison Weir
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Alison Weir (born 1951) is a popular British writer of history books for the general public, mostly in the form of biographies about British kings and queens.
Before becoming an author, Weir worked as a teacher of children with special needs. She received her formal training in history at teacher training college. Alison Weir the historian is not to be confused with Alison Weir the American political activist.
Weir retains a wide following of loyal readers. Most of her books are best-sellers in the UK.
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Books
- Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (latest edition, 2002)
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991)
- The Princes in the Tower (1992)
- The Wars of the Roses (1994)
- The Children of England: the Heirs of King Henry VIII (1996)
- The Life of Elizabeth I (1998)
- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (1999)
- Henry VIII: The King and His Court (2001)
- Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (2003)
