Alison Weir ist eine Bestsellerautorin aus Großbritannien, die weltweit über 2,7 Millionen Bücher verkauft hat. Sie hat 17 historische Sachbücher und viele historische Romane veröffentlicht. Alison Weir ist Mitglied der Royal Society of Arts and...
Das tragische Leben der ersten Frau von König Heinrich VIII. England, 1501: Im Alter von 16 Jahren kommt die spanische Prinzessin Katharina von Aragón nach England, zunächst um Prinz Arthur zu heiraten, der jedoch kurz darauf stirbt. Sofort wird sie mit dem Thronerben verlobt: Prinz Heinrich. Was zunächst nach einer glücklichen Vermählung aussieht, wird schnell zum Alptraum für die junge Frau. Bald kursieren Gerüchte über König Heinrichs Affäre mit dem Hoffräulein Anne Boleyn. Katharina muss nun stark sein und kämpfen: für ihre Ehre, die Zukunft, für die Liebe. "Ein Meilenstein des historischen Romans." The Times
Die dramatische Geschichte der Frau, die Heinrich VIII. enthaupten ließEngland, Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts: Als Anne Boleyn als Hofdame von Königin Katharina an den englischen Hof kommt, ist König Heinrich sofort hingerissen von ihr. Sie wird seine Obsession. Um mit Anne zusammen sein zu können, nimmt er Skandale in Kauf. Weil sie sich weigert, seine Mätresse zu sein, lässt sich Heinrich von seiner ersten Ehefrau Katharina scheiden und reformiert die religiöse und politische Tradition Englands. Was er nicht weiß: Anne wird seine Liebe niemals erwidern. Als auch sie ihm keinen männlichen Erben schenken kann, fällt sie in Ungnade."Ein Meilenstein des historischen Romans." The Times
"Prodigiously documented... Alison Weir must be highly commended for throwing such a brilliantly hard light on the relationship between the United States and Israel. I hope this marvelous book gets all the attention it deserves." - Ambassador Andrew Killgore Soon after WWII, US statesman Dean Acheson warned that creating Israel on land already inhabited by Palestinians would "imperil" both American and all Western interests in the region. Despite warnings such as this one, President Truman supported establishing a Jewish state on land primarily inhabited by Muslims and Christians. Few Americans today are aware that US support enabled the creation of modern Israel. Even fewer know that US politicians pushed this policy over the forceful objections of top diplomatic and military experts. As this work demonstrates, these politicians were bombarded by a massive pro-Israel lobbying effort that ranged from well-funded and very public Zionist organizations to an "elitist secret society" whose members included Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGMENT brings together meticulously sourced evidence to illuminate a reality that differs starkly from the prevailing narrative. It provides a clear view of the history that is key to understanding one of the most critically important political issues of our day.
The third volume of Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of medieval EnglandMedieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Alison Weir shows in this gripping group biography of England's fourteenth-century consorts.Using personal letters and wonderfully vivid sources, Alison Weir evokes the lives of five remarkable Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois.The turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry witnessed the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War against France and savage baronial wars against the monarchy in which these queens were passionately involved. Queens of the Age of Chivalry brilliantly recreates this truly dramatic period of history through the lives of five extraordinary women.
An account of Henry VIII's second wife's final days seeks to vindicate her from popular negative perceptions while offering insight into additional nuances that affected her character and marriage to the infamous monarch
The stunning final novel in the highly acclaimed and bestselling SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.
When Henry VIII died in 1547, he left three highly intelligent children to succeed him in turn to be followed, if their lines failed, by the descendents of his sister, Mary Tudor. In Children of England, Alison Weir’s interest is not in constitutional history but in the characters and relationships of Henry’s four heirs. Making use of a huge variety of contemporary sources, she brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods of English history.
"Having sent his much-beloved but deceitful young wife Katheryn Howard to her beheading, King Henry fixes his lonely eyes on a more mature woman, thirty-year-old, twice-widowed Katharine Parr. She, however, is in love with Sir Thomas Seymour, brother to the late Queen Jane. Aware of his rival, Henry sends him abroad, leaving Katharine no choice but to become Henry's sixth queen in 1543. The king is no longer in any condition to father a child, but Katharine is content to mother his three children, Mary, Elizabeth, and the longed-for male heir, Edward. Four years into the marriage, Henry dies, leaving England's throne to nine-year-old Edward--a puppet in the hands of ruthlessly ambitious royal courtiers--and Katharine's life takes a more complicated turn. Thrilled at this renewed opportunity to wed her first love, Katharine doesn't realize that Sir Thomas now sees her as a mere stepping stone to the throne, his eye actually set on bedding and wedding fourteen-year-old Elizabeth. The princess is innocently flattered by his attentions, allowing him into her bedroom, to the shock of her household. The result is a tangled tale of love and a struggle for power, bringing to a close the dramatic and violent reign of Henry VIII"-- Provided by publisher
More than four hundred years ago, seven people - five of them women - were beheaded in the Tower of London. Three had been queens of England. The others were found guilty of treason. Why were such important people put to death?Alison Weir's gripping book tells their stories: from the former friend betrayed by a man set on being king, to the young girl killed after just nine days on the throne. Through her vivid writing, Alison Weir brings history alive.
