Contact Alison/Events/Links
**Important: This is NOT the American Alison Weir, founder of the organisation 'If Americans Knew'.**
Professional email contact: info@alisonweir.org.uk
"It is always my pleasure to respond personally to all the emails I receive via this website. However, the volume of emails has increased so much that responding to them is now cutting significantly into my writing time. I regret therefore that I am no longer able to reply at length, as I would wish, to each kind person who writes to say how much they have enjoyed my books or asks me a question. Believe me, I very much appreciate your encouraging words, and I am always touched whenever someone takes the trouble to write to me. I do assure you that your comments are always read and digested."
CLEARANCE!
Alison Weir has limited copies of the following foreign-language editions of her books to give away:
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Italian and Korean)
Henry VIII: King and Court (Spanish)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Korean and Czech)
Elizabeth the Queen (Korean)
Children of England (Korean)
Isabella (Russian edition)
Innocent Traitor (Turkish, Hungarian and Korean)
The Lady Elizabeth (Turkish and Hungarian)
If you would like one or more copies, please email Alison at the address above.
PLEASE NOTE:
Alison Weir regrets that, because of her very busy schedule, she does not have time to:
* Give information, advice or opinions related to private research, school, college or university projects
* Assist with family history or genealogical research
* Give advice on study or careers within the historical field
* Assist with finding work experience placements
* Read unsolicited texts
Alison also regrets that she is unable to send signed copies of books to readers. However, she is very happy to send signed bookplates.
Very rarely these days, Alison Weir gives jacket quotes to books that she is happy to endorse, but ONLY with prior permission. Please note that Alison has a very heavy schedule, with very little time for leisure reading, and cannot acknowledge all the books sent to her with requests for jacket quotes.
Contact Alison through her Literary Agent:
Julian Alexander,
Lucas Alexander Whitley,
14 Vernon Street,
London, W14 ORJ.
0207-471-7900
www.lawagency.co.uk
Contact Alison through her Publishers:
Jonathan Cape (non-fiction) or Hutchinson (fiction),
Random House,
20 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
London, SW1V 2SA.
0207-840-8400
www.randomhouse.co.uk
Ballantine Books,
Random House,
1745 Broadway,
New York, NY 10019
(001) 212-572-2284
www.randomhouse.com
EVENT REQUESTS
ALISON WEIR has done nearly 500 events at numerous historical sites, museums, art galleries, festivals, bookstores, libraries, charities and schools in the UK, the USA and Canada, at/for (for example) the following venues/organisations:
Acton Court, The Althorp Festival, The American Women's Club of London, The Annual Writers` Conference, Authors at the Adolphus Dallas, The Bath Festival, Battle Abbey, The BBC Proms Festival, The Biographers' Club, The British Library, Carlisle Castle, Chelmsford Cathedral, The Cheltenham Literary Festival, Christ Church College Oxford, Clare College Cambridge, Claridges, The Commandery Worcester, Coughton Court, The Dartington Literary Festival, Dover Castle, Durham Union Society, The Edinburgh International Book Festival, Eltham Palace, English Heritage, The English Speaking Union, The Festival of History, Gainsborough Old Hall, Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, The Guildhall Coventry, The Guildhall London, Hampton Court Palace, Harrods, Harvard University Bookshop, Hatchards, The Hay Literary Festival, The Hebden Bridge Festival, The Historical Association, Historic Royal Palaces, Ingatestone Hall, The Institute of Tourist Guiding, The Isle of Man Fund for the Blind, Kenilworth Castle, Kensington Palace, Kingston Museum, Kirby Hall, The Lavenham Literary Festival, Leeds Castle, Lincoln Cathedral Library, Littlecote House, The London History Festival, Malmesbury Town Hall, The Manchester Literary Festival, Marble Hill House, The Margaret Mitchell House Atlanta, The Marie Stuart Society, Malmesbury Town Hall, The Manchester Festival, Marlborough Guildhall, The Mary Rose Theatre Portsmouth, Merton College Oxford, Miller`s Academy London, The National Archives, The National Gallery, The National Maritime Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, The National Trust, The National Women’s Register, New Hall School, Oakham Castle, The Overseas Women’s Club, Oxford Brookes University, The Oxford Literary Festival, Pembroke College Cambridge, Penn University Bookshop, Peterborough Cathedral, The Richard III Society, Richmond Castle, The Richmond Museum, Rievaulx Abbey, The Rotary Club, The Royal London Society for the Blind, The Royal Overseas League, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Tennis Court, Rycote, St Alban’s Abbey, St Bartholemew's Church Otford, St Deiniol’s Library, St John`s College Cambridge, St John`s College Oxford, The Scarborough Literary Festival, The Shakespeare Centre, The Shakespeare Club, Sheffield Manor Lodge, The Sick Children’s Trust, Skipton Castle, The Smithsonian Institute Washington, Soroptimist International, Southside House Wimbledon, The Square Tower Portsmouth, The Suffolk Book League, Sutton Library, Syon House, The Tate Gallery, The Theatre Royal Bath, The Tower of London, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Hall Cambridge, The University Bookstore Seattle, University College Dublin, The University of London, The University of the Third Age, The University of York, Westenhanger Castle, Whitehall at Cheam, Wigmore Hall, Winchester Museums, The Windsor Festival, Wingfield Castle, The Women`s Library, Woodstock Town Hall, Writers Week at the Listowel Festival, and numerous events for Waterstones, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Heffers, Blackwells, as well as many independent book shops, schools, libraries and literary/historical societies. Alison has also featured on numerous radio and television programmes, and four of her books have been selected for Radio 4`s Book of the Week.
If you would like to book Alison for an event, please contact her at info@alisonweir.org for an information sheet and a list of talks.
THE HISTORY GIRLS
Alison Weir, Tracy Borman, Siobhan Clarke, Sarah Gristwood and Kate Williams are available for a variety of joint events as The History Girls. Please contact Alison at info@alisonweir.org.uk for details.
We are so used to hearing what men have to say about other famous men. Now it’s time for the other side of the story. The History Girls - Tracy Borman, Sarah Gristwood, Alison Weir, Kate Williams and Siobhan Clarke - are all about history with attitude.
History was lived by both sexes, but it was usually men who wrote it. The History Girls work together professionally, giving joint talks and interviews, and looking at key historic figures and moments from an insightful and lively female perspective, offering a timely investigation of the vital roles that women have played in history. In 2011, the History Girls published their first book, The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings, 1066-2011, for Hutchinson.
The History Girls are best-selling, critically acclaimed and engaging historians whose expertise spans more than 1,000 years of history.
They deal with famous names and major events, but always come at them from a new angle, with human stories and fascinating detail, revealing a new insight into the lives of those who lived history; both the high and mighty, and the ordinary people of the past.
You can contact Tracy Borman at www.tracyborman.co.uk, Kate Williams at www.kate-williams.com, Sarah Gristwood at www.sarahgristwood.co.uk and Siobhan Clarke at www.thehistoryguides.co.uk. .
Top left and centre: The History Girls at the Scarborough Festival, and (right) in conversation.
Bottom left and centre: Sarah Gristwood and Alison Weir speaking at Crawley Library, and (right) Kate Williams with Jessie Childs at the launch party that launched the History Girls.
ALISON'S RECOMMENDED LINKS:
Historical
Historic Royal Palaces www.hrp.org.uk
British History Online www.british-history.ac.uk
BBC History Magazine www.bbchistorymagazine.com
The History Guides
All the History Guides work for Historic Royal Palaces and are qualified to deliver inspiring and entertaining tours of the buildings and gardens of Hampton Court Palace and the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace. Their Art Historians regularly work in the Tate, Tate Modern, National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. They also offer various walks, talks and lectures in London which may take the form of a visit to an art gallery or a guided walk. The best way to really get to know the city is to walk around the streets with a knowledgeable guide and they can offer bespoke packages of combined walks and art visits. For some examples of their walks, talks and lectures, visit www.thehistoryguides.com.
Siobhan Clarke, one of the History Guides, is a Tudor historian and guide lecturer who works with Alison Weir Tours Ltd and does joint events with Alison as one of The History Girls.
Professionals and companies
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