Monthly Archives: February 2014

Interview with actress playing Lady Jane in a Japanese play

The Japan News has an interview with Maki Horikita who is playing Lady Jane in the Japanese play ‘9 days Queen—Kokonoka-kan no Joo.’ Actress Horikita takes on role of queen

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Books 2014 – On sale now- Inside the Tudor Court by Lauren Mackay

11 February – Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and His Six Wives Through the Writings of the Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys… by Lauren Mackay ‘The reports and despatches of Eustace Chapuys, Spanish Ambassador to Henry VIII’s court from 1529 … Continue reading

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Events by Place

This gallery contains 14 photos.

Last year I started a series of posts called ‘Events by Place.’ It looked at places linked to Lady Jane that I have visited. Here are all the places so far. I still have to visit Sudeley Castle!

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Events by Place – Tower of London – 19 August 1553

An Event by Place that I missed last summer. On 29th August 1553 the author of ‘The Chronicle of Queen Jane’ dined with Lady Jane. Find out more here: Events by Place – Tower of London 29 August 1553

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Remembering Lady Jane – Tower of London – 12 February 2014

Last Wednesday I visited the Tower of London to commemorate the 460th Anniversary of the execution of Lady Jane and Lord Guildford Dudley. On arrival at the Tower we joined the Yeoman Warder tour. The tour differed slightly in content … Continue reading

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