**Alison Weir *is the New York Times bestselling author of a series of biographies on England's medieval queens, beginning with Queens of the Conquest *, as well numerous historical biographies, including * The Lost Tudor Princess, Elizabeth of York, Mary Boleyn, The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of t...

**Alison Weir *is the New York Times bestselling author of a series of biographies on England's medieval queens, beginning with Queens of the Conquest *, as well numerous historical biographies, including * The Lost Tudor Princess, Elizabeth of York, Mary Boleyn, The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of the Monarchy, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I,and The Six Wives of Henry VIII *. She is also the author of historical novels including most recently the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, which includes * Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife; Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen; Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait; Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen; Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession;and Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen *. She lives in Surrey, England, with her husband.