Author Archives: Tamise

A good reason to buy BBC History Magazine…

The October issue of BBC History Magazine has an article by Tracy Borman that has the briefest mention of Lady Jane. ‘The lie of succession’ looks at ‘evidence that the transition from Tudor to Stuart dynasties may not have been … Continue reading

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Books 2025 – on sale today – The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty by Tracy Borman

‘In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her … Continue reading

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Books 2025 – on sale today – Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy by Elizabeth Norton

‘These are the stories of the female kings: women who risked everything, sometimes unwillingly, to find their place in a man’s world. Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost all places throughout … Continue reading

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Visit to Inner Temple Library

Last month, Dr Stephan Edwards and I were incredibly lucky to view these documents relating to Lady Jane Grey at the Inner Temple Library, London. Our grateful thanks to the Librarian and Keeper of the Manuscripts, Rob Hodgson, for this … Continue reading

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‘Secrets of the Tudor Portraits’ by Sylvia Soberton added to the web site…

‘Secrets of the Tudor Portraits’ by Sylvia Soberton added to the General Works section of the bibliography. Entries added to the following: Art – Paintings – Jersey and Master John. Primary Accounts – Ascham

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