Katherine Swynford - Alison Weir

Eleanor of Aquitaine - Alison Weir

Eleanor of Aquitaine is, as you may have guessed, a historical biography of the great medieval queen; wife of Henry II, mother of Richard I, and co-founder of a dynasty that was to last nearly 300 years. Eleanor was born in 1122 as the eldest child to the Duke of Aquitaine and became the heir of her father's domains when Eleanor was eight years old and only after her younger brother died. When she was a mere fifteen years old her father died from drinking contaminated water while on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and she inherited one of the richest lands in Europe. As the most eligible woman in the world, she was coveted by all ambitious nobles but was entrusted by her ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine - Alison Weir

Eleanor of Aquitaine is, as you may have guessed, a historical biography of the great medieval queen; wife of Henry II, mother of Richard I, and co-founder of a dynasty that was to last nearly 300 years. Eleanor was born in 1122 as the eldest child to the Duke of Aquitaine and became the heir of her father's domains when Eleanor was eight years old and only after her younger brother died. When she was a mere fifteen years old her father died from drinking contaminated water while on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and she inherited one of the richest lands in Europe. As the most eligible woman in the world, she was coveted by all ambitious nobles but was entrusted by her ...

Innocent Traitor - Alison Weir

story of Lady Jane Grey is perhaps the most tragic in all of English history, and who better to do justice to it in novel form than celebrated Tudor historian, Alison Weir? This was Weir s first attempt at fiction. I am an amateur Tudor historian and have read and enjoyed many of her non-fiction books about the period. When I heard she was having a crack at fiction, I was utterly delighted, and purchased Innocent Traitor as soon as I could. The book is structured like a biography of Lady Jane, beginning with her birth and ending with her death. Throughout her life, different people come in to play and make their impression on her, and most often these characters are ...

Innocent Traitor - Alison Weir

story of Lady Jane Grey is perhaps the most tragic in all of English history, and who better to do justice to it in novel form than celebrated Tudor historian, Alison Weir? This was Weir s first attempt at fiction. I am an amateur Tudor historian and have read and enjoyed many of her non-fiction books about the period. When I heard she was having a crack at fiction, I was utterly delighted, and purchased Innocent Traitor as soon as I could. The book is structured like a biography of Lady Jane, beginning with her birth and ending with her death. Throughout her life, different people come in to play and make their impression on her, and most often these characters are ...

Innocent Traitor - Alison Weir

This changing from character to character is clearly indicated in the chapter headings and is not confusing, I found it added to the depth of my absorption. The Author, Alison Weir is a respected historian and has written 10 other historical accounts. Many of them are about the Tudor era and two of which I have read and thoroughly enjoyed. This is her first fictionalised book, in the brief Author s note at the end of the book she describes the sense of freedom it gave her to use her knowlege of the times and events, to develop and make educated guesses at the psychology and motives of the main players. The result of this is a truly gripping account. It lays before ...

Innocent Traitor - Alison Weir

This changing from character to character is clearly indicated in the chapter headings and is not confusing, I found it added to the depth of my absorption. The Author, Alison Weir is a respected historian and has written 10 other historical accounts. Many of them are about the Tudor era and two of which I have read and thoroughly enjoyed. This is her first fictionalised book, in the brief Author s note at the end of the book she describes the sense of freedom it gave her to use her knowlege of the times and events, to develop and make educated guesses at the psychology and motives of the main players. The result of this is a truly gripping account. It lays before ...