Traitors of the Tower (Quick Reads) - Softcover

Alison Weir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099542285 ISBN 13: 9780099542285

Publisher: Vintage Books USA, 2010

Synopsis

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. Alison Weir is a wonderful storyteller. Through her vivid writing, history comes alive.

About this title

About the Author:

Alison Weir is one of Britain's top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and, most recently, The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey.

Review:

"Alison Weir is one of our greatest popular historians" * Daily Mail * "Weir provides immense satisfaction. She writes in a pacy, vivid style, engaging the heart as well as the mind" -- Amanda Foreman * Independent * "Weir wears her learning lightly and has a pleasant habit of anticipating all the questions of a curious reader" * Publishers Weekly *

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0099542285
• ISBN 13: 9780099542285
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96