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 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 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

"A monumental piece of historical detective work" Observer "Weir tells the famous story grippingly, with clarity and pace" Ann Wroe "An engrossing historical whodunnit combined with a richly textured portrait of an age" Scotland on Sunday "Valuable, conscientious and thoughtful" -- Miranda Seymour Sunday Times "As a vivid re-assessment of Scotland's greatest historical mystery, this is a riveting read" Living History