Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Queen of Bradgate Park Celebrations

Posted on 2nd June 2017 by Tamise

Bradgate Park will be celebrating the reign of their nine day Queen, Lady Jane.

Free Guided Tours

Dates: 8th-16th July
Times: 11.30am and 2pm.
Cost: Donations welcome.
Location: Depart daily from the Visitor Centre.

Details: This tour will take you into the ruins where you will learn about Jane, her family and the 9 Days when she was the first Queen of England.

Meet the Executioner & 1000yrs of History (Hilarious History Songs)

Dates: Saturday 8th and 15th July
Time: 11am – 5pm
Cost: Donations welcome.

Details: Find Gilbert Savage Medieval Executioner and Tony King performing regular sessions in the ruins throughout the day

Lady Jane Grey – Talk, Walk & Supper with Peter Tyldesley Park Director*

Date: Saturday 8th July
Time: 6.30pm/7pm
Cost: £24
Tickets: Available from See Tickets.

Details: Departing from the Conservatory Tearoom this walk will take you across the Park which Jane would have known well through into the ruins of Bradgate House, Jane’s childhood home. Learn about the trials and tribulations Jane would have faced in her short life.

*Please contact the park with any dietary requirements.

Dusk Tours

Dates: 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th July
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm (Gates open 6pm/Gates close 6.45pm)
Tickets: Available from the Visitor Centre & Shop.

Details: Enjoy exclusive access to the Park after hours for a guided tour of the Visitor Centre and guided walk around the ruins. This tour will take you into the ruins where you will learn about Jane, her family and the 9 Days when she was the first Queen of England.

1000yrs of History with Anthony King

Dates: Sunday 9th July – Friday 14th & Sunday 16th July
Time: 11am-5pm

Details: Daily free performances outside the Deer Barn Tearoom between 11.00am – 5.00pm

Ghost Walk

Dates: 13th July
Time: 7.30pm-10pm
Cost: £14
Tickets: Haunted Heritage.

Hysterical History Comedy Night

Dates: Saturday 15th July
Time: Performance starts 7.30pm. Doors and Bar open 7pm.
Location: Conservatory Tearoom
Tickets: £7.50. Available from the Visitor Centre & Shop.

Details: Join Robert Cratewell Tudor Executioner and local comedian Tony King for a hysterical historical night of comedy. For over 18’s.

Remembrance & Rose Petal Service

Date: Sunday 16th July
Time: 6.30pm-8pm
Tickets: Email Bradgate Park at estate-office@bradgatepark.org

All images © Bradgate Park Trust

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Books 2017 – Another book to look forward to…

Posted on 2nd June 2017 by Tamise

8th December – Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry VIII’s Sister by Sarah-Beth Watkins

‘Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII’s older sister and became the Queen of Scotland after her marriage to James IV in 1503. Her life was troubled and fraught with tension. She was continually caught between her country of birth and the country she ruled. After James IVs death, she made the disastrous decision to marry the Earl of Angus, threatening her regency and forcing the Scottish council to send for the Duke of Albany to rule in her stead. Over the years, Margaret’s allegiance swung between England and Scotland, making her brother Henry VIII both her ally and her enemy at times. Although Margaret wished for peace between the two countries, these were tumultuous years and she didnt always make the wisest choices. Yet, all she did she did for her son James V, and her absolute conviction he would rule Scotland as its rightful king.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Chronos Books

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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Another book with a ‘Jane’ link to look forward to…

Posted on 26th May 2017 by Tamise

The Survival of the Princes in the Tower: Murder, Mystery and Myth by Matthew Lewis

‘The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in English or British history. Traditionally considered victims of a ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects Matthew Lewis will examine the motives and opportunities afresh as well as ask a crucial but often overlooked question: what if there was no murder? What if Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York survived their uncle’s reign and even that of their brother-in-law Henry VII? There are glimpses of their possible survival and compelling evidence to give weight to those glimpses which is considered alongside the possibility of their deaths to provide a rounded and complete assessment of the most fascinating mystery in history.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Matt’s History Blog

Further details – The History Press

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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25th May 1553 – The wedding of Lady Jane Grey

Posted on 25th May 2017 by Tamise

Today marks the 464th anniversary of the marriage of Jane Grey to Guildford Dudley at Durham House in London.

Wyngaerde’s “Panorama of London in 1543”
26. Durham House
Commons Wikimedia

Events by Place – Durham House – 25th May 1553

Was Guildford Dudley a good husband to Jane Grey by Leanda de Lisle

Another look at the wedding of Lady Jane

Richard Davey and the wedding of Lady Jane Grey

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Book tickets for Leanda de Lisle at the Ryedale Book Festival

Posted on 24th May 2017 by Tamise

Tickets are now available for Leanda de Lisle’s Tudor talk at the Ryedale Book Festival.

‘Elizabeth I’s rivalry with her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots is well known. But for her first ten years as queen she feared her Protestant rivals and cousins still more. The story of the Nine Days queen, Lady Jane Grey and her forgotten sisters, the true heirs Queen Elizabeth, reveal a queen very different from the Elizabeth of legend.

‘Leanda de Lisle brings the story of nine days’ queen, Lady Jane Grey and her forgotten sisters, the rivals of Elizabeth I, to vivid life in her fascinating biography’ – Philippa Gregory’

From Ryedale Book Festival website