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Katherine of Aragon
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen© 2016 Alison Weir624 pages Mention the Tudor court, and invariably people think of Henry VIII and his famed mistress, Anne Boleyn. But the wife Henry abandoned came from a far more interesting family. Catherine … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, historical fiction, Tudor England, women
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The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses© 1996 Alison Weir496 pages The wars of the roses sounds like a gardening contest run amok, but no genteel horticulturists were involved. The strange appellation refers to a series of dynastic crises in 15th century … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, history, Hundred Years War, Medieval, military, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Wars of the Roses
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The Marriage Game
The Marriage Game© 2015 Alison Weir416 pages In Greek mythology, the gods punished Tantalus by subjecting him to perpetual hunger, made worse by the fact that food and drink were both seemingly close at hand.His every attempt to drink … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, historical fiction, Tudor England
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Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey© 2006 Alison Weir402 pages I just found Alison Weir this year and have thus far enjoyed her work in history and historical fiction. Innocent Traitor marked her introduction to historical fiction, and since … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, historical fiction, Tudor England
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Captive Queen
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine © 2010 Alison Weir 478 pages My life, when it is written, will read better than it lived. Henry Fitz-Empress, first Plantagenet, a king at twenty-one, the ablest soldier of an able … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, historical fiction, Medieval, Plantagenet England
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The Life of Elizabeth I
The Life of Elizabeth I© 1998, 2003 Alison Weir542 pages “She certainly is a great queen […]. Just look how well she governs! She is only a woman, only mistress of half an island, and yet she makes herself feared by Spain, … Continue reading
The Lady Elizabeth
The Lady Elizabeth© 2008 Alison Weir480 pages “Can you do what you like when you are king? [Elizabeth] asked, a whole new vista of freedom opening up in her mind. “Of course I can,” her father replied. “People have to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, biography, Britain, historical fiction, Tudor England
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