Alison Weir (1) (1951–)
Autor(a) de The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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About the Author
Alison Weir was born in London, England on July 8, 1951. She received training to be a teacher with a concentration in history from the North Western Polytechnic. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a civil servant and ran her own school for children with learning difficulties from mostrar mais 1991 to 1997. Her first book, Britain's Royal Families, was published in 1989. Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Children of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry VIII: King and Court; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Isabella. Her first novel, Innocent Traitor, was published in 2006. Her other novels include The Lady Elizabeth, The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, The Captive Queen, A Dangerous Inheritance, and Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1951-07-08
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Scotland, UK
London, England, UK
Surrey, England, UK - Educação
- City of London School for Girls
North Western Polytechnic - Ocupação
- historian
civil servant
teacher
novelist - Premiações
- Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
Membros
Discussions
Alison Weir em Folio Society Devotees (Abril 2022)
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir (August 2011 batch) em Reviews of Early Reviewers Books (Janeiro 2012)
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THE WAR ROOM (1)
Female Author (6)
Great Audiobooks (1)
Great Britain (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 58
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 32,818
- Popularidade
- #589
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 955
- ISBNs
- 564
- Idiomas
- 13
- Favorito
- 41
Not much happens, sadly. Certainly not with Arthur. He hears second-hand reports of current events, such as the Perkin Warbeck affair, in which he has no direct involvement, and the outcome doesn’t affect his life in any respect.
I’d rather the author had cut things like the above-mentioned example and dramatized a few short scenes. We’re told who Arthur likes and dislikes, but we don’t see any of this play out. For example, we’re told he likes his sister Margret but dislikes his brother Harry (the future Henry VIII), so it’s a pity we couldn’t have had at least one scene featuring Arthur with each sibling to show the contrasting relationships.
Short stories like this don’t have much scope for anything big, but something still needs to happen – and the main character being told reports about what’s happened to someone who has little or no bearing on his life doesn’t cut it.
I’m a fan of this author, but this for me isn’t Alison Weir at her best. It’s interesting in places, but not in any way enthralling.… (mais)