I love alison weirs historical biographies, and with this one, elizabeth of york, she has given us an indepth look at a beloved queen consort about whom much is known. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and tudor periods. The life of elizabeth i paperback print, october 5, 1999 by alison weir author. New york times bestseller bestselling historian alison weir tells the poignant, suspenseful and sometimes tragic story of elizabeth, eldest daughter of the yorkist king edward iv and sister of the princes in the tower, a woman whose life was inextricably caught up in the turmoil of the wars of the roses and the establishment of the usurping tudor dynasty. One of the initial novels written by author alison weir is the princes in the tower, which was published by the ballantine books publishing house in the year 1992. Alison weir is a british historian and author, and not the american journalist and activist alison weir. The most overused words to be found in an alison weir nonfiction book. Alison weir is the new york times bestselling author of several historical biographies, including 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, and the novels a dangerous inheritance, captive queen, the lady elizabeth, and innocent traitor. Possibly, might have been, maybe and could have been. The plot of the novel is set in london, england, the united kingdom, and it revolves around the lives of the main characters richard iii and edward v of england, 1st duke of york and richard of shrewsbury. A tudor queen and her world by alison weir 20, hardcover at the best online prices at. A tudor queen and her world by alison weir 2014, paperback at the best online prices at.
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