Alison Weir

Handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, staked his claim to the English throne by marrying Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the Queen of England. It was not long before Mary discovered that her new husband was interested only in securing sovereign power for himself. Then, on February 10, 1567, an explosion at his lodgings left Darnley dead; the intrigue thickened after it was discovered that he had apparently been suffocated before the blast. After an exhaustive reevaluation of the source material, Alison Weir has come up with a solution to this enduring mystery. Employing her gift for vivid characterization and gripping storytelling, Weir has written one of her most engaging excursions yet into Britains bloodstained, power-obsessed past.

The complete SIX TUDOR QUEENS short-story collection by acclaimed historian and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author, Alison Weir. 'This brilliant series has brought Henry VIII's six wives to life as never before' TRACY BORMAN'Detailed, immaculately researched and convincing' THE TIMES'Lingers long after the last page is turned' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE---Behind every great king stands a queen. And behind every queen, the whole court watches on...Over the years of his reign, six different women took their place beside King Henry VIII of England as his wife and queen. But the real stories of the six Tudor queens belong to those who lived among them. Played out in glittering palaces and whispering courts, these are tales of the people who loved and served these women, and those who lied and betrayed them.Collected together for the first time, In the Shadow of Queens reveals thirteen startling stories from the Tudor court, told by those at the very heart of that world. ALISON WEIR. Groundbreaking truth.Breathtaking fiction. ---PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian'A tour de force' Susan Ronald'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine'Well researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping'Hugely enjoyable . .. Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail

Enrique VIII es la biografía más detallada, fiable y rigurosa de este personaje único. • Destroza la caricatura y los tópicos erróneos. • Describe con precisión la corte más fastuosa de la historia de Inglaterra. • Profundiza en las razones y motivos de sus tan controvertidas decisiones y ejecuciones. El autor, Alison Weir, nos presenta el inmenso reparto de personajes cortesanos que elaboran.

La corte y la vida del Rey de Inglaterra. Biografía detallada de Enrique VIII sobre el trasfondo cultural, social y político de su corte -la más fastuosa de la historia de Inglaterra- y el esplendor de sus muchos y suntuosos palacios. Ofrece detalles sobre todo lo que rodea a la vida de la corte: artistas, animadores, sirvientes, torneos, espectaculos.

From the Hawthornden Prize winning author of An Olive Grove in Ends a powerful story of broken dreams and divided loyalties

Junto a una biografía detallada de Enrique VIII, Allison Weir infunde nueva vida a un inmenso reparto de personajes secundarios integrados por reinas, nobles, cortesanos, artistas, damas de compañía y sirvientes. Los ministros, nobles y esposas del rey eran figuras formidables por derecho propio que actuaban en un gran escenario donde abundaban la pompa, las intrigas, las pasiones y el lujo. Weir trata del gran número de complejos dramas humanos que giraban alrededor del rey. Además averiguamos qué significa ser empleado de la corte, cómo se administraba la casa del rey, qué hacía la gente para defenderse de las epidemias de la peste y cómo eran las condiciones de vida en una organización que a veces comprendía más de mil personas. Un exhaustivo estudio analítico de la evolución tanto del monarca como de la corte durante un período crucial.

La emoción y las intrigas de la corte de los Tudor -la más fastuosa de la historia de Inglaterra- cobran vida con todo su dramatismo en este libro gracias a una narración entretenida repleta de color y anecdotas. Ademas de poner en duda algunas teorias recientes, ofrece conclusiones nuevas y controvertidas basadas en datos de la epoca, que hasta ahora se habian pasado por alto.Junto a una biografia detallada de Enrique VIII, Allison Weir infunde nueva vida a un inmenso reparto de personajes secundarios integrados por reinas, nobles, cortesanos, artistas, damas de compañia y sirvientes. Los ministros, nobles y esposas del rey eran figuras formidables por derecho propio que actuaban en un gran escenario donde abundaban la pompa, las intrigas, las pasiones y el lujo. Weir trata del gran numero de complejos dramas humanos que giraban alrededor del rey. Ademas averiguamos que significa ser empleado de la corte, como se administraba la casa del rey, que hacia la gente para defenderse de las epidemias de la peste y como eran las condiciones de vida en una organizacion que a veces comprendia mas de mil personas. Un exhaustivo estudio analitico de la evolucion tanto del monarca como de la corte durante un periodo crucial.

I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir's enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey-"the Nine Days' Queen"-a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century. The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleyn's beheading and the demise of Jane's infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. With the premature passing of Jane's adolescent cousin, and Henry's successor, King Edward VI, comes a struggle for supremacy fueled by political machinations and lethal religious fervor. Unabashedly honest and exceptionally intelligent, Jane possesses a sound strength of character beyond her years that equips her to weather the vicious storm. And though she has no ambitions to rule, preferring to immerse herself in books and religious studies, she is forced to accept the crown, and by so doing sets off a firestorm of intrigue, betrayal, and tragedy. Alison Weir uses her unmatched skills as a historian to enliven the many dynamic characters of this majestic drama. Along with Lady Jane Grey, Weir vividly renders her devious parents; her much-loved nanny; the benevolent Queen Katherine Parr; Jane's ambitious cousins; the Catholic "Bloody" Mary, who will stop at nothing to seize the throne; and the protestant and future queen Elizabeth. Readers venture inside royal drawing rooms and bed chambers to witness the power-grabbing that swirls around Lady Jane Grey from the day of her birth to her unbearably poignant death. Innocent Traitor paints a complete and compelling portrait of this captivating young woman, a faithful servant of God whose short reign and brief life would make her a legend.