Antonia Fraser

And British cinemas were showing, God, a very macho, Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, Patriot Games with Harrison Ford, Lethal Weapon 3, and David Fincher's Alien 3.

And the best-selling hardbacks included Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton, of course, Domes of Fire by David Eddings, Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn, The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser, and Gerald's Game by Stephen King.

God, Henry VIII and his six wives.

They can't get enough of that.