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Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII Children of England Eleanor of Aquitaine Henry VIII: King and.

Catherine of Aragon emerges as a staunch though misguided woman of principle Anne Boleyn, an ambitious adventuress with a penchant for vengeance Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch in the making Anne of Cleves, a good-natured and innocent woman naively unaware of the court intrigues that determined her fate Catherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time. Her first book, Britains Royal Families, was published in 1989. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women to life. Catherine of Aragon emerges as a staunch though misguided woman of principle Anne Boleyn, an ambitious adventuress with a penchant for vengeance Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch in the making Anne of Cleves, a good-natured and innocent woman naively unaware of the court intrigues that determined her fate Catherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. Book Synopsis The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. About the Book Weir has tirelessly made her way through the entire labyrinth of Tudor history to tell the collective story of the six wives of Henry VIII-a vivid, full-blooded portrait of six very different women-in a work of sound and brilliant scholarship.