Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Books 2016 – on sale today – Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen by Kathryn Warner

Posted on 15th March 2016 by Tamise

15 March 2016 – Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen by Kathryn Warner

‘Isabella of France (c. 1295-1358), who married Edward II in January 1308, is one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325/26, sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between her husband and her brother Charles IV, Isabella refused to return to England. She began a relationship with her husband’s deadliest enemy, the English baron Roger Mortimer, and with her son, the king’s heir, under their control, the pair led an invasion of England which ultimately resulted in Edward II’s forced abdication in January 1327 in favour of his and Isabella’s son. Isabella and Mortimer ruled England during Edward III’s minority, until he overthrew them in October 1330. A rebel against her own husband and king, regent for her son, Isabella was a powerful, capable, intelligent woman who forced the first ever abdication of a king in England and changed the course of English history. The Rebel Queen examines Isabella’s life with particular focus on her revolutionary actions in the 1320s, corrects the many myths about her, and provides a vivid account of this most fascinating and influential of women.’

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Books 2016 – on sale today – On the Trail of the Yorks by Kristie Dean

Posted on 15th March 2016 by Tamise

15 March 2016 – On the Trail of the Yorks by Kristie Dean

‘Richard III is probably the House of York’s best-known figure, but the other members of the family are just as intriguing as the king who fell on Bosworth Field. These include his father, the Duke of York, who held a claim to the throne that would eventually topple a king; his older brother Edward IV, a warrior cast in the mould of a true Plantagenet; and the resilient Yorkist queen Elizabeth Woodville and her daughter Elizabeth of York, the latter of whom would eventually unite the family with their longstanding rivals, the Lancastrians, and become the mother of the most infamous dynasty in English history, the Tudors.

This book explores the places associated with members of this fascinating family and discovers their stories through the locations they visited and inhabited. It reveals the lives of the Yorks by exploring the cathedrals, castles, battlefields and manor houses that shaped their history. Featuring locations such as Fotheringhay, Baynard’s Castle, Durham Cathedral and the Palace of Westminster, among many others, this book brings each site to life, giving a gripping account of its heritage as well as accurate information for the visitor. Extensive descriptions and an array of illustrations and photographs recreate these poignant and sometimes controversial locations, immersing the reader in the ancient and intriguing world of the Yorks.’

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Further details – Amberley Publishing

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Books 2016 – on sale today – In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII by Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger

Posted on 15th March 2016 by Tamise

15 March 2016 – In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII by Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger

‘This guidebook takes a fresh perspective on the tale of Henry VIII’s six wives, by taking you on a journey through a selection of manors, castles, and palaces that played host to Henry s unforgettable queens. Explore the Alhambra Palace in Spain, childhood home of Katherine of Aragon; stand in the very room at Acton Court, where Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII publicly dined; walk the cobbled grounds of Hampton Court Palace, which bore witness to both triumph and tragedy for Jane Seymour; visit Dusseldorf in Germany, birthplace of Anne of Cleves; travel to Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, where Henry VIII and Catherine Howard rested on their way to York in 1541 and wander the picturesque gardens and panelled rooms of Sizergh Castle in Cumbria, where Katherine Parr spent time in mourning, after the death of her first husband. Each location is covered by an accessible and informative narrative, which unearths the untold tales and documents the artifacts, as well as providing practical visitor information based on our first-hand experiences of visiting each site. Accompanied by an extensive range of images, including family trees, maps, photographs and sketches, this book brings you closer than ever before to the women behind the legends, as it takes you on your own personal and illuminating journey in the footsteps of the six wives of Henry VIII.’

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Talks by Nicola Tallis

Posted on 14th March 2016 by Tamise

Historian Nicola Tallis has posted details of the first talk she is giving about her new book, ‘Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey.’

See Nicola’s website for details:

Nicola Tallis – Events

‘Crown of Blood’ will be published in the UK in November and in the US in December.

You can pre-order at:

Amazon UK

Amazon USA

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‘On the Trail of the Yorks’ Blog Tour

Posted on 13th March 2016 by Tamise

Next weekend this website will be hosting Kristie Dean on her blog tour for ‘On the Trail of the Yorks.’ Due to be published this Tuesday by Amberley Publishing, these are the stops on the tour so far: