Six Tudor Queens
Lady Rochford, The Real ‘Wicked Wife’ by Alison Weir
The notorious Lady Rochford was born Jane Parker, the daughter of learned Henry Parker, Lord Morley; her mother, Alice St John, was a distant cousin of King Henry VIII on his grandmother Margaret Beaufort’s side. […]
Read MoreTHE MOST WOEFUL THING by Alison Weir
As Katheryn Howard: The Tainted Queen is written wholly from Katheryn’s point of view, the reader never gets to see the reaction of Katheryn’s husband, Henry VIII, to her fall from grace. We see only […]
Read MoreWHO WAS MARGARET DOUGLAS, THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS?
Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Her mother was a queen, and she herself was the granddaughter, niece, cousin and grandmother of monarchs. Some thought she should be queen of England. Beautiful and tempestuous, […]
Read MoreTrue or False? A Katheryn Howard Quiz
For the publication of the fifth book in the bestselling Six Tudor Queens series Alison Weir has created this special True or False quiz about Katheryn Howard. Click below to take the quiz! A […]
Read MoreKATHERYN HOWARD: ‘SOMETIME A QUEEN’ by Alison Weir
The story of Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, is one of the saddest and most shocking episodes in English history. It is also the subject of a very modern debate. Was Katheryn a promiscuous […]
Read MoreAlison Weir introduces Anna of Kleve
Most people think of Anna of Cleves – or Anna of Kleve, as she should be known – as the luckiest of Henry VIII’s wives. Having re-researched her story in depth for Anna of Kleve: […]
Read MoreAnna of Kleve vs. Anne of Cleves by Alison Weir
Why am I calling my next novel in the Six Tudor Queens series Anna of Kleve? Why not Anne of Cleves, as its subject is usually known? Firstly, I had decided at the outset that […]
Read MoreAlison Weir on The Curse of the Hungerfords
It’s always a pleasure to choose subjects for the e-shorts that accompany my Six Tudor Queens novels. There are so many options, some of them not so well known, and the latter are gifts to […]
Read MoreTrue or False? Anna of Kleve Quiz
For publication of the fourth book in the bestselling Six Tudor Queens series Alison Weir has created this special True or False quiz about Anna of Kleve. Click below to take the quiz! ‘Alison […]
Read MoreScandal in the Seymours by Alison Weir
It appears likely that there was some kind of scandal in Jane Seymour’s family before she came to court. By 1519, her brother Edward had married an heiress called Catherine Fillol. She bore two sons, […]
Read MoreThe facts behind the e-short, The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom – Alison Weir
‘Lord! What lamentation shortly after was made for the death of Queen Jane, and of none in this realm was it more heavily taken than of the King’s Majesty himself.’ Jane Seymour’s passing at 2am […]
Read MoreHenry VIII’s Marriage to Jane Seymour by Alison Weir
Just before dawn on 25 January 1533, a small group of people gathered in the King’s private chapel in Whitehall Palace for Henry VIII’s secret wedding to Anne. ‘It has been reported throughout a great […]
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