About the Author

Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include Britain's Royal Families, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Children of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry VIII: King and Court.

Reviews

"Excellent . . . intricate and absorbing . . . An elegant, shrewd and wonderfully vivacious book."-"Sunday Times" "An informative and entertaining biography."-Peter Ackroyd, "The Times""Full, fair and judicious and particularly good on Elizabeth's private life."-"Literary Review"