Category Archives: Lady Jane Grey

Jane’s Betrothal Is Announced…

Posted on 24th April 2015 by Tamise

Eric Ives writes that Jane, ‘like the overwhelming majority of girls of her class…came to attention only when it was announced that she was to marry.’ (1) This announcement happened 462 years ago today. Ives states that ‘the earliest evidence … Continue reading →

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Stephan Edwards finds another possible Jane portrait…

Posted on 21st April 2015 by Tamise

Two months after the publication of his detailed search for portraits of Lady Jane Grey, Stephan Edwards has posted about a new painting on his website, Some Grey Matter. The South Carolina Portrait

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A glimpse of the Lady Jane Streatham portrait behind the scenes at the National Portrait Gallery…

Posted on 23rd March 2015 by Tamise

Down in the Framing Studio, the team is reframing a portrait of Lady Jane Grey #secretsMW #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/7ew9VjLesQ — Portrait Gallery (@NPGLondon) March 23, 2015 (c) NPG The portrait will be on display at Montacute House in Somerset from late … Continue reading →

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Streatham Portrait to go back to Montacute House

Posted on 3rd March 2015 by Tamise

The National Portrait Gallery have said that the Lady Jayne/Streatham portrait will return to Montacute House in Somerset in late spring. The portrait was part of ‘The Real Tudors: Kings & Queens Rediscovered’ exhibition from 12 September 2014 until 1st … Continue reading →

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‘A Queen of a New Invention’ – Interview with Stephan Edwards

Posted on 24th February 2015 by Tamise

Stephan Edwards is the author of ‘A Queen of a New Invention: Portraits of Lady Jane Grey Dudley, England’s ‘Nine Days Queen.’ You can order it from: Some Grey Matter Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Stephan’s website is Some Grey Matter. Many thanks … Continue reading →