Abstract:

Alison Weir is a popular historian well-known for her biographies of Tudor historical figures, such as Henry VIII, his six wives, and Elizabeth I. Weir has also written nine historical fiction novels, including the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ series. This article argues that the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ is Weir’s way of responding to popular, yet inaccurate, depictions of these historical figures, such as in the Showtime series The Tudors. These novels are designed to assert her authority over Tudor history and the article interrogates how Weir communicates her relationship to history through her public discussions and in the paratexts to the novels.

摘要：

艾莉森·威尔（Alison Weir）是一位颇受欢迎的历史学家，以其对都铎王朝历史人物的传记而闻名，例如亨利八世，他的六个妻子和伊丽莎白一世。韦尔还撰写了九本历史小说小说，包括“六都铎皇后”系列。本文认为，“六个都铎王后”是威尔对这些历史人物的流行但不准确的描述做出回应的方式，例如Showtime系列《都铎王朝》。这些小说旨在维护她对都铎王朝历史的权威，而这篇文章则审问了威尔如何通过公开讨论和在小说的副词中传达她与历史的关系。