Writing The Well-Researched Bodice-Ripper  Historian Alison Weir
has conducted exhaustive academic research into the lives,
personalities and eccentricities of the most notable Tudors:
Henry VIII and his daughter, Elizabeth I. Weir uses her
historical knowledge to write bawdy, fictionalized — but
informed — stories about their lives.    And now, murder, war,
lies, deceit. England's Tudor Dynasty featured some of the most
significant and salacious monarchs in history. British historian
Alison Weir conducted exhaustive academic research into the
lives, personalities and lusts of, among others, Henry VIII,
Elizabeth I, Eleanor of Aquitaine. But Weir then used that
history as the basis of a series of novels. Historical fiction
is one way to describe what she does - bodice-ripper may be more
specific.  If you read historical fiction, what have you
learned? Or if you have questions for Alison Weir, our number is
800-989-8255. Email us: talk@npr.org. You can also comment on
our blog at npr.org/blogofthenation. Aliso