Six Tudor Queens Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen | 2016 | Buy |
| Anne Boleyn, A King’s Obsession | 2017 | Buy |
| Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen | 2018 | Buy |
| Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait | 2019 | Buy |
| Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen | 2020 | Buy |
| Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife | 2021 | Buy |
England’s Medieval Queens Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Queens of the Conquest | 2017 | Buy |
| Queens of the Crusades | 2021 | Buy |
| Queens of the Age of Chivalry | 2022 | Buy |
Tudor Rose Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose | 2022 | Buy |
| The Golden Prince | 2023 | Buy |
| Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown | 2023 | Buy |
| The King’s Pleasure | 2023 | Buy |
| The Passionate Tudor | 2024 | Buy |
Alison Weir has spent decades bringing English history to life through both scholarly nonfiction and immersive historical fiction. As one of Britain’s most popular historians, she has written extensively on the Tudor period and medieval England, making accessible the lives of queens and kings who shaped the nation.
The Six Tudor Queens series offers a fresh perspective on Henry VIII through the six women who married him. Each novel focuses on one queen, presenting her story from her own point of view and challenging the traditional narratives that have reduced these women to caricatures or footnotes. By giving voice to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and the others, Weir reveals complex individuals caught in extraordinary circumstances.
England’s Medieval Queens moves back in time to explore earlier periods of English history. These books recover stories of powerful women whose influence has often been overlooked, showing how queens shaped politics and culture across centuries. The Tudor Rose novels continue this work, focusing on the turbulent end of the Tudor era and the lives entangled in its legacy.
Her nonfiction biography work established her reputation first. These books combine rigorous scholarship with narrative flair, making history both accurate and engaging. The same research that went into her historical biographies fuels her fiction, giving her novels an authenticity that sets them apart. Whether writing as historian or novelist, Weir brings to life people who feel real and struggles that still resonate today.