She has even said in her interviews that when she was working on developing the character of Mrs Ellen, she ended up projecting her maternal side into her character. , Alison says that one of her characters named Mrs Ellen from her novel on Jane Grey, looks mostly like her own personality. She also ran a school for the children with disabilities in learning between the years 19. After her marriage, Alison began to work as a civil servant and then as a housewife after the birth of her children. Later, she got married to Rankin Weir in the year 1972 and gave birth to a couple of sons named John and Kate, who were born in the years 19 respectively. She completed her academic education from the School for Girls in City of London and later from the North Western Polytechnic.Īlison hoped of becoming a teacher and eventually opted to abandon a career in history after getting disillusioned with a program based on trendy teaching methods. At the age of 14, Alison developed a keen interest in the field of history and began reading a historical book about Catherine of Aragon.

She has seen her other overcoming the trials of her life with a commendable fortitude. As a child, Alison grew up in Central London and was deeply inspired by her mother, whom she has described as a genuine and a good person with lots of strength, humor, integrity and wisdom. Her written works are typically based on the history, literature and fiction genres. Subsequently, Alison went on to write the biographies of a number of British princes, queens, princesses and kings. She started her writing career in the year 1989 when her first novel was published, which was about the centered around the genealogical description of the British royal family.

Most of her novels are in the form of history books and historical depictions, revolving around the biographies of British royalty. The Ring and the Crown (With: Kate Williams,Sarah Gristwood,Tracy Borman)Īlison Weir is a well known British author and historian who has written many historical novels. Katherine Swynford / Mistress of the Monarchy Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley

The wars of the roses by alison weir