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Alison Weir Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Alison Weir in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 59 books / 7 series

Alison Weir is a British historian and author best known for her biographical works on the Tudor dynasty and the Six Tudor Queens series. Her books have sold over three million copies worldwide, establishing her as a leading voice in popular history. This page provides the Alison Weir books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Alison Weir in Publication Order

1989 Britain's Royal Families POoNB / 1 Buy
1991 The Six Wives of Henry VIII POoNB / 2 Buy
1992 The Princes in the Tower POoNB / 3 Buy
1995 The Wars of the Roses POoNB / 4 Buy
1996 The Children of England / The Children of Henry VIII POoNB / 5 Buy
1998 The Life of Elizabeth I / Elizabeth the Queen POoNB / 6 Buy
1999 Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life POoNB / 7 Buy
2001 Henry VIII: The King and His Court POoNB / 8 Buy
2003 Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley POoNB / 9 Buy
2005 Queen Isabella POoNB / 10 Buy
2005 Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England POoNB / 11 Buy
2006 Innocent Traitor POoSN / 1 Buy
2008 The Lady Elizabeth POoEIB / 1 Buy
2009 Katherine Swynford / Mistress of the Monarchy POoNB / 12 Buy
2009 The Lady in the Tower POoNB / 13 Buy
2010 Traitors of the Tower POoSS / 1 Buy
2010 Captive Queen POoSN / 2 Buy
2011 The Ring and the Crown(With: Kate Williams,Sarah Gristwood,Tracy Borman) POoNB / 14 Buy
2011 Mary Boleyn POoNB / 15 Buy
2012 A Dangerous Inheritance POoSN / 3 Buy
2013 Elizabeth of York POoNB / 16 Buy
2014 The Marriage Game POoEIB / 2 Buy
2014 Richard III and the Princes in the Tower POoNB / 17 Buy
2016 Six Tudor Queens POoSTQB / 1 Buy
2016 Arthur: Prince of the Roses POoSTQB / 2 Buy
2016 Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen POoSTQB / 3 Buy
2016 The Lost Tudor Princess POoNB / 18 Buy
2017 Queens of the Conquest POoEMQB / 1 Buy
2017 The Blackened Heart POoSTQB / 4 Buy
2017 Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession POoSTQB / 5 Buy
2017 The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today POoSTQB / 6 Buy
2018 The Chateau of Briis: A Lesson in Love POoSTQB / 7 Buy
2018 Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen POoSTQB / 8 Buy
2018 The Grandmother's Tale POoSTQB / 9 Buy
2018 The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom POoSTQB / 10 Buy
2018 A Tudor Christmas POoNB / 19 Buy
2019 Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait POoSTQB / 11 Buy
2019 The King's Painter POoSTQB / 12 Buy
2019 The Curse of the Hungerfords POoSTQB / 13 Buy
2020 Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen / The Tainted Queen POoSTQB / 14 Buy
2020 The Princess of Scotland POoSTQB / 15 Buy
2021 Queens of the Crusades POoEMQB / 2 Buy
2021 The Wicked Wife POoSTQB / 16 Buy
2021 Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife POoSTQB / 17 Buy
2021 The Queen's Child POoSTQB / 18 Buy
2021 In This New Sepulchre POoSTQB / 19 Buy
2022 Firstborn POoTRB / 1 Buy
2022 Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose POoTRB / 2 Buy
2022 Queens of the Age of Chivalry POoEMQB / 3 Buy
2023 The Golden Prince POoTRB / 3 Buy
2023 Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown POoTRB / 4 Buy
2023 The King's Pleasure POoTRB / 5 Buy
2024 The Passionate Tudor POoTRB / 6 Buy
2024 Mary I: Queen of Sorrows POoTRB / 7 Buy
2024 The True and Terrible Tale of Perotine Massey POoTRB / 8 Buy
2025 The Cardinal’s Daughter POoSS / 2 Buy
2025 The Cardinal POoSN / 4 Buy
2025 Queens at War POoEMQB / 4 Buy
2026 The Boleyn Secret POoSN / 5 Buy

Complete Alison Weir Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 5 books / 2006-2026
01 Innocent Traitor 2006 Buy
02 Captive Queen 2010 Buy
03 A Dangerous Inheritance 2012 Buy
04 The Cardinal 2025 Buy
05 The Boleyn Secret 2026 Buy
Six Tudor Queens Reading Order 19 books / 2016-2021
01 Six Tudor Queens 2016 Buy
02 Arthur: Prince of the Roses 2016 Buy
03 Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen 2016 Buy
04 The Blackened Heart 2017 Buy
05 Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession 2017 Buy
06 The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today 2017 Buy
07 The Chateau of Briis: A Lesson in Love 2018 Buy
08 Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen 2018 Buy
09 The Grandmother's Tale 2018 Buy
10 The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom 2018 Buy
11 Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait 2019 Buy
12 The King's Painter 2019 Buy
13 The Curse of the Hungerfords 2019 Buy
14 Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen / The Tainted Queen 2020 Buy
15 The Princess of Scotland 2020 Buy
16 The Wicked Wife 2021 Buy
17 Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife 2021 Buy
18 The Queen's Child 2021 Buy
19 In This New Sepulchre 2021 Buy
Elizabeth I Reading Order 2 books / 2008-2014
01 The Lady Elizabeth 2008 Buy
02 The Marriage Game 2014 Buy
01 Queens of the Conquest 2017 Buy
02 Queens of the Crusades 2021 Buy
03 Queens of the Age of Chivalry 2022 Buy
04 Queens at War 2025 Buy
01 Traitors of the Tower 2010 Buy
02 The Cardinal’s Daughter 2025 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 19 books / 1989-2018
01 Britain's Royal Families 1989 Buy
02 The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1991 Buy
03 The Princes in the Tower 1992 Buy
04 The Wars of the Roses 1995 Buy
05 The Children of England / The Children of Henry VIII 1996 Buy
06 The Life of Elizabeth I / Elizabeth the Queen 1998 Buy
07 Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life 1999 Buy
08 Henry VIII: The King and His Court 2001 Buy
09 Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley 2003 Buy
10 Queen Isabella 2005 Buy
11 Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England 2005 Buy
12 Katherine Swynford / Mistress of the Monarchy 2009 Buy
13 The Lady in the Tower 2009 Buy
14 The Ring and the Crown(With: Kate Williams,Sarah Gristwood,Tracy Borman) 2011 Buy
15 Mary Boleyn 2011 Buy
16 Elizabeth of York 2013 Buy
17 Richard III and the Princes in the Tower 2014 Buy
18 The Lost Tudor Princess 2016 Buy
19 A Tudor Christmas 2018 Buy
Tudor Rose Reading Order 8 books / 2022-2024
01 Firstborn 2022 Buy
02 Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose 2022 Buy
03 The Golden Prince 2023 Buy
04 Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown 2023 Buy
05 The King's Pleasure 2023 Buy
06 The Passionate Tudor 2024 Buy
07 Mary I: Queen of Sorrows 2024 Buy
08 The True and Terrible Tale of Perotine Massey 2024 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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