Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
Alison Weir

Born: July 8, 1951 (age 74)
Bio: Alison Weir is a British writer of history books, and latterly historical novels, mostly in the form of biographies about British royalty.
Known for:
- Innocent Traitor (2006)
- The Children of Henry VIII (1996)
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1989)
- The life of Elizabeth I (1998)