About Alison Weir: Alison Weir is a British writer of history books, and latterly historical novels, mostly in the form of biographies about British royalty.
Many people have told me that my books read like novels. Perhaps this is because, when I write, I feel I am really there, so strong is my feeling for my subject. On occasion, I have been so moved by the events I have been describing that I have felt ...
If silences could be pregnant, then this one went to full term.
