Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen; The Marriage Game, A Dangerous Inheritance; Captive Queen; The Lady Elizabeth; and Innocent Traitor and numerous historical biographies, including The Lost Tudor Princess, Elizabeth of York, Mary Boleyn, The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of the Monarchy, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England, with her husband.
“Powerful and elegant . . . a complicated story brilliantly
told.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Elegantly written, revealingly detailed, and effortlessly narrated
. . . Splendid work . . . Among her gifts, Weir has the two
strengths essential to the historian: She writes with equal command
about people as individuals and about the nature of power.
Throughout, she is a canny and engaging guide to the unspeakably
tangled workings of late-medieval political power. Military might,
bloodlines, family alliances, regional loyalties, charisma,
theatrics and image, revenge, greed, ruthlessness, and expediency
all operated in tortuous formations and are here meticulously
opened to scrutiny.”—The Boston Globe
“[A] perfectly focused and beautifully unfolded account.”—Booklist
(starred review)
“Stimulating . . . a well-written, entertaining narrative.”—Library
Journal
“[A] spellbinding chronicle . . . [Alison] Weir’s dark, glorious
pageant restores the personal dimension to an oft-told tale without
losing sight of a war that shattered feudalism, paved the way for
capitalism, and weakened the monarchy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
“[Weir is] skilled at delineating the many memorable characters of
the age. . . . It’s a tribute to her skill that she leaves you
wanting more.”—The Plain Dealer
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