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Alison Weir

Private Passions by BBC

Jan 4, 202648:55Music

The best-selling writer Alison Weir knows precisely what sparked her interest in history: at the age of 14 she read what she calls a ‘really trashy novel’ about Katherine of Aragon – and a lifelong passion began. Since t...

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Alison Weir is an episode from Private Passions by BBC. The best-selling writer Alison Weir knows precisely what sparked her interest in history: at the age of 14 she read what she calls a ‘really trashy novel’ about Katherine of Aragon – a...

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Published Jan 4, 2026, 48:55 long, audio available.

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