Alison Weir

Alison Weir is a British historian and author specializing in British royal history, known for her bestselling biographies of figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII's wives, as well as historical fiction novels such as the Six Tudor Queens series. Born in London, she trained as a teacher, ran a school for children with special needs, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide, making her the biggest-selling female historian in the UK since 1997. She lives in Surrey, England, and continues to publish extensively on medieval queens and Tudor history.[1][3][6][7][8]

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