Alison Weir

Join us for an evening with Alison Weir, bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series, for Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown- her most ambitious Tudor novel yet. Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown reveals the captivating story of a man who was by turns brilliant, romantic, and ruthless: the king who changed England forever.

A second son, not born to rule, becomes a man, and a king…

In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry - and the golden age of kings that awaits his older brother. But Arthur’s untimely death sees Harry crowned King Henry of England. As his power and influence extends, so commences a lifelong battle between head and heart, love and duty. Henry rules by divine right, yet his prayers for a son go unanswered. The future of his great dynasty depends on an heir. And the crown weighs heavy on a king with all but his one true desire.
Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it’s time to hear his.

Alison Weir is a bestselling historical novelist of Tudor fiction, and the leading female historian in the United Kingdom. She has published more than thirty books, including many leading works of non-fiction, and has sold over three million copies worldwide. Her novels include the Tudor Rose trilogy, which spans three generations of history's most iconic family - the Tudors, and the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers.