Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Books 2024 – ‘Mary I: Queen of Sorrows’ by Alison Weir

Posted on 9th May 2024 by Tamise

‘Adored only child of Henry VIII and his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, Princess Mary is raised in the golden splendour of her father’s court. But the King wants a son and heir.

With her parents’ marriage, and England, in crisis, Mary’s perfect world begins to fall apart. Exiled from the court and her beloved mother, she seeks solace in her faith, praying for her father to bring her home. But when the King does promise to restore her to favour, his love comes with a condition.

The choice Mary faces will haunt her for years to come – in her allegiances, her marriage and her own fight for the crown. Can she become the queen she was born to be?’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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‘Lady Jane Grey Dudley: Fact or Fiction’ – Talk by Dr Stephan Edwards at Bradgate Park

Posted on 7th May 2024 by Tamise

You can watch Stephan Edward’s fascinating talk about the myths relating to Lady Jane Grey which he gave at Bradgate Park last month.

While you are there, check out his newly revamped website Some Grey Matter.

Lady Jane Grey Dudley: Fact or Fiction

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Books 2024 – on sale today – Thorns, Lust and Glory: The betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque

Posted on 2nd May 2024 by Tamise

2 May – Thorns, Lust and Glory: The betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque

‘Anne Boleyn has mesmerised the English public for centuries. Her tragic execution, orchestrated by her own husband, never ceases to intrigue. How did this courtier’s daughter become the queen of England, and what was it that really tore apart this illustrious marriage, making her the whore of England, an abandoned woman executed on the scaffold? While many stories of Anne Boleyn’s downfall have been told, few have truly traced the origins of her tragic fate.

In Thorns and Glory, Estelle Paranque takes us back to where it all started: to France, where Anne learned the lessons that would set her on the path to becoming one of England’s most infamous queens. At the court of the French king as a resourceful teenage girl, Anne’s journey to infamy began, and this landmark biography explores the world that shaped her, and how these loyalties would leave her vulnerable, leading to her ruin at the court of Henry VIII.

A fascinating new perspective on Tudor history’s most enduring story, Thorns and Glory is an unmissable account of a queen on the edge.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Edbury Press

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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My review of ‘1000 Tudor People’ by Melita Thomas

Posted on 29th April 2024 by Tamise

‘1000 Tudor People’ is a must have for anyone with an interest in the Tudor period. Included in the 1000 are royalty, consorts, nobility and ordinary people.

As well as biographies, this richly illustrated book covers a wealth of other information including life in the Tudor world, a comprehensive time line of events, family trees of the royal and leading noble families and lists of Archbishops, Lord Chancellors and Knights of the Garter.

The biographies include Lady Jane, her sisters, Katherine and Mary, her parents, her in-laws and some of her brothers and sisters in-law.

This will take pride of place on my Tudor bookshelves.

Thank you to Graffeg Books for my review copy

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Books 2024 – on sale today – The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens

Posted on 25th April 2024 by Tamise

‘Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen’s ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated marriage alliance were all forms of political agency wielded expertly by women.

The Waiting Game explores the daily lives of ladies-in-waiting, revealing the secrets of recruitment, costume, what they ate, where (and with whom) they slept. We meet María de Salinas, who travelled to England with Catherine of Aragon when just a teenager and spied for her during the divorce from Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn’s lady-in-waiting Jane Parker was instrumental in the execution of not one, but two queens. And maid-of-honour Anne Basset kept her place through the last four consorts, negotiating the conflicting loyalties of her birth family, her mistress the Queen, and even the desires of the King himself. As Henry changed wives, and changed the very fabric of the country’s structure besides, these women had to make choices about loyalty that simply didn’t exist before. The Waiting Game is the first time their vital story has been told.’

From – Amazon.co.uk

Further details – W&N

Further details – Amazon.co.uk