Talk:Alison Weir

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This is Alison Weir! As I spend much of my life analysing sources, I do not see how I can be accused of being uncritical. This kind of thing usually emanates from academic historians who envy commercial success. I have the greatest respect for academics, but they should remember that history belongs to us all. By the way, I was formally trained as an historian! Please amend your website.

You can edit the pages yourself, you know. Be bold! You may want to get a user account too, if you really are Weir... Dysprosia 22:27, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Is this acurate? Did it miss any formal academic training you had? If there is no more, the description seems accurate, though not very complimentary to formally trained historians, who may not do as good a job of explaining history as you appear to. Jamesday 22:43, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I have read the majority of Weir's books, and whilst they are entertaining, I'm not sure whether to believe all the detail noted in them or not. If it is true then she should be commended for her diligent research which few other authors have matched or discovered, if it is not then she should be exposed as someone making fraudulently free with history! The Realist Liberal 18:29, Jab 2004 (UTC)

I am not sure if Alison Weir really does read her own bio on Wikipedia (I note the IP address which made the edits above claiming to be signed by her was subsequently blocked for vandalism, which seems inconsistent with an academic historian), but if she does, and when she next checks this talk page, Alison, could you take a look at the article that I wrote on Sir John Wenlock and see what you think? Most of my data was sourced from your books (the obvious exception being the bit about allegations of him faking his own death). Any improvements, edits, tidying up, etc. greatly appreciated. And for the record, I am a big fan. Legis 13:14, 5 October 2006 (UTC)