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The Boston Globe: A Tudor and a Tortoise, Both in Fine Voice
In giving narrative voice to her subjects Weir brings us into emotional contact with them in a way that an unadorned historical account does not. We feel, rather than merely acknowledge, that these crimes and machinations were the actual doings of real i
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/02/25/a_tudor_and_a_tortoise_both_in_fine_voice/
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California Literary Review: The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
Weir says in her endnote that she makes no apology for weaving into her story a tale that goes against all her instincts as a historian, but her instincts are sound, and readers would be willing to trust them. By Elinor Teele.
http://calitreview.com/748
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The View From The Foothills: Eleanor Of Aquitaine: A Life, by Alison Weir
Weir makes very clear what is known fact and what is supposition in her biography and where sources give no information about Eleanor, she fills in the gaps with what is known about Henry II. By Deb English.
http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/351
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Book Review: Alison Weir's The Lady Elizabeth
Indulging in some fictional legerdemain, the author has crafted an intriguing protagonist, her destiny writ large long before she ascends the throne after her unhappy sister’s death. By Luan Gaines.
http://www.curledup.com/ladyeliz.htm
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NYTimes: Queen Isabella - Femme Fatale
Weir is clearly at home trolling ancient archives for the housekeeping accounts, letters and chronicles that yield clues about 14th-century misbehavior. By Alida Becker.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/books/review/16becker.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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New York Times: Sibling Rivalry
Like anthropology, history and biography can demonstrate unfamiliar ways of feeling and being. Alison Weir's sympathetic collective biography ''The Children of Henry VIII'' does just that, reminding us that human nature has changed, and for the better. B
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Revish: Review of The Children of England - Heirs of King Henry VIII
Alison Weir is a warhorse of English historical biography. She has an incredibly detailed knowledge of the minutiae of Tudor royal clothing, what jewels they wore on which occasion, what food and household items were bought or presented to the Royal hous
http://www.revish.com/reviews/0712673199/bluecat/
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Editorial Book Review - Shelfari: The Life of Elizabeth I
The long life and powerful personality of England's beloved Virgin Queen have eternal appeal, and popular historian Alison Weir depicts both with panache. By Wendy Smith.
http://www.shelfari.com/books/50927/The-Life-of-Elizabeth-I/editorialreviews
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The Shelf Life: Tudor Time
Weir’s masterful weaving of fact and fiction creates tension between the two sisters as Mary’s health worsens and Elizabeth’s ascension draws closer. The author closes her story as all good novelists do, leaving the reader wanting more. By Cindy Wolff.
http://theshelflifeblog.com/2008/05/26/tudor-time/
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WashingtonPost.com: The Nine Days' Queen
After publishing 10 works of history about the kings and queens of England, Alison Weir has come over to the dark side and written a novel. By Ron Charles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/01/AR2007030102101.html
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