Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Letter written during Wyatt’s Rebellion sells at auction

Posted on 7th February 2025 by Tamise

A letter written by Queen Mary I during Wyatt’s rebellion has sold at auction.

The letter mentions Lady Jane and that her father, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk is involved in the rebellion.

The letter was auctioned by Lyon & Turnbull on 5th February 2025.

‘‘And whereas our traitor the Duke of Suffolk forgetting his naturall dutie of allegiaunce to god and us and our great mercie and grace lately shewed unto him in pardonying his horrible treatson perpetrated with the traitor the late Duke of Northumberland against our Royall personne, hath with John Graye and Thomas Graye his bretherne and the Carewes and Wyat of Kent with others conspired togithere to stirre our subjects in Kent and elsewhere to rebell against us pretending upon false rumors spredd that the prince of Spayne and the Spaniards shulde come in to conquer this realme, whiche the saide traitors make their onely grounde to buylde their onely treason on, tending thereby to blynde our good subjects while in very dede they trayterousely propose tadvaunce the Ladie Jane his daughter and Guldeford Dudley her husband, the saide Duke of Northumberlands son’.

From Lyon & Turnbull

Books 2025 – on sale today – Scotland’s Medieval Queens: From Saint Margaret to Margaret of Denmark by Sharon Bennett Connolly

Posted on 30th January 2025 by Tamise

‘Scotland’s history is dramatic, violent and bloody. Being England’s northern neighbour has never been easy. Scotland’s queens have had to deal with war, murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised kings and queens, ruled and died for Scotland. From St Margaret, who became one of the patron saints of Scotland, to Elizabeth de Burgh and the dramatic story of the Scottish Wars of Independence, to the love story and tragedy of Joan Beaufort, to Margaret of Denmark and the dawn of the Renaissance, Scotland’s Medieval Queens have seen it all. This is the story of Scotland through their eyes.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Pen & Sword Books

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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Lucy Worsley Investigates…Bloody Mary – BBC 2 – Friday 24 January at 9pm

Posted on 24th January 2025 by Tamise

The fourth episode of this series of ‘Lucy Worsley Investigates’ is about ‘Bloody Mary.’

‘Mary Tudor, King Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, came to the throne in 1553 and became infamous as one of the bloodiest queens in history. Allegedly executing her subjects at will for their religious beliefs, Mary’s reign became defined by her staunch Catholicism.

Lucy Worsley investigates whether England’s first ruling female monarch, Mary I, was truly as ‘bloody’ as history suggests, or whether this reputation arose from being the first woman in a predominantly male world.’

From BBC iPlayer

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‘Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era’ by Amy McElroy added to the web site….

Posted on 13th January 2025 by Tamise

‘Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era’ by Amy McElroy added to the General Works section of the bibliography.

Entries added to the following:

Primary Accounts – Ascham.

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Review of 2024

Posted on 31st December 2024 by Tamise

2024 was another interesting year Lady Jane wise. She was the subject of several talks by Stephan Edwards, a play at Barons Court, the TV series ‘My Lady Jane’ and featured in various books.