Alison Weir was born in London and now resides in Surrey. Before becoming a published author in 1989, she was a civil servant, then a housewife and mother. From 1991 to 1997, whilst researching and writing books, she ran a school for children with learning difficulties before taking up writing full-time. Her fourteen history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Lancaster and York, Children of England , Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine , Mary, Queen of Scots, Henry VIII: King and Court, Katherine Swynford and, most recently Lady in the Tower. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
This meticulous no-nonsense biography presents a fascinating story complete with puzzles -- Marianne Brace Independent on Sunday 20050925 A beautifully nuanced portrait of a fascinating lady... gives a vivid sense of the riotous realpolitik of medieval times Scotsman This is history which reads like a novel. Weir writes lucidly, with an eye for the details which bring the period to life -- Christopher Hudson Daily Mail