Alison Weir Books in Order
Alison Weir has written 59 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is Britain's Royal Families (1989) and the newest is The Boleyn Secret (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 59
- Published
- 1989–2026
- Confirmed
- 59 of 59 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,541 in 27 of 59 books
Alison Weir is a British historian and author who writes about English royalty, and about royal women in particular. Weir's first book, Britain's Royal Families (1989), set out a genealogy of the British royal family; biographies of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, Katherine Swynford and Elizabeth of York followed, alongside studies of Henry VIII and his court and of the Princes in the Tower. Weir writes historical fiction as well, including the Six Tudor Queens and Tudor Rose novels. The catalogue holds 59 titles between 1989 and 2026, the most recent being The Boleyn Secret.
How many Alison Weir books are there?
Alison Weir has 59 books, released between 1989 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Alison Weir Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 59 Alison Weir books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119894003/4
- 219916563/4
- 319922873/4
- 419954623/4
- 5The Children of England / The Children of Henry VIIIAlison Weir Non-Fiction #51996 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/419963943/4
- 6The Life of Elizabeth I / Elizabeth the QueenAlison Weir Non-Fiction #61998 · 532 pages · confirmed 3/419985323/4
- 719994803/4
- 820016563/4
- 9Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord DarnleyAlison Weir Non-Fiction #92003 · 696 pages · confirmed 3/420036963/4
- 1020055123/4
- 11Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of EnglandAlison Weir Non-Fiction #112005 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/420055123/4
- 1220064323/4
- 132008–3/4
- 14Katherine Swynford / Mistress of the MonarchyAlison Weir Non-Fiction #122009 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/420093663/4
- 152009–3/4
- 162010963/4
- 172010–3/4
- 1820111923/4
- 1920114163/4
- 202012–3/4
- 2120135723/4
- 2220144023/4
- 2320143203/4
- 242016–3/4
- 252016–3/4
- 2620166023/4
- 2720165923/4
- 282017–3/4
- 292017–3/4
- 3020175413/4
- 312017–3/4
- 322018–3/4
- 3320185593/4
- 342018–3/4
- 352018–3/4
- 3620181843/4
- 3720195443/4
- 382019–3/4
- 392019–3/4
- 402020–3/4
- 412020–3/4
- 422021–3/4
- 432021–3/4
- 4420215603/4
- 452021–3/4
- 462021–3/4
- 472022–3/4
- 482022–3/4
- 4920225763/4
- 502023–3/4
- 512023–3/4
- 522023–3/4
- 532024–3/4
- 542024–3/4
- 552024–3/4
- 562025–3/4
- 572025–3/4
- 582025–3/4
- 592026–3/4
Alison Weir books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Alison Weir Non-Fiction
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Six Tudor Queens in order
19 books- 1. Six Tudor Queens
- 2. Arthur: Prince of the Roses
- 3. Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen
- 4. The Blackened Heart
- 5. Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession
- 6. The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today
- 7. The Chateau of Briis: A Lesson in Love
- 8. Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen
- 9. The Grandmother's Tale
- 10. The Unhappiest Lady in Christendom
- 11. Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait
- 12. The King's Painter
- and 7 more in the table above
Tudor Rose in order
8 booksAlison Weir Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
England's Medieval Queens in order
4 booksElizabeth I in order
2 booksAlison Weir Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Alison Weir Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Alison Weir books run from Britain's Royal Families (1989) to The Boleyn Secret (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Alison Weir in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Alison Weir books in order?
You only need to read Alison Weir books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Alison Weir books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Britain's Royal Families (1989), the earliest published title. After it come The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991), The Princes in the Tower (1992), The Wars of the Roses (1995) and The Children of England / The Children of Henry VIII (1996); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Alison Weir book?
The Boleyn Secret (2026) is the newest Alison Weir book released so far.
Is there a new Alison Weir book coming?
No next Alison Weir book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alison Weir at a glance
- Still publishing
- Alison Weir published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Alison Weir books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,541 pages across the 27 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alison Weir books, 24 of 59, were published in the 2010s.
What the Alison Weir books are about
30 of the 59 Alison Weir books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 23 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 23 of 30 books
- Biography 13 of 30 books
- Queens 12 of 30 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 30 books
- Court and courtiers 6 of 30 books
- Great Britain 6 of 30 books
- Kings and rulers 5 of 30 books
- Queens, great britain 4 of 30 books
- Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603 3 of 30 books
- Great britain, kings and rulers 3 of 30 books
- Marriage 3 of 30 books