Monthly Archives: December 2014

Review 2014

The year began with the 460th anniversary of Lady Jane’s execution and ended with the Streatham portrait back on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London. I visited the Tower of London on 12th February and left some flowers … Continue reading

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2015 books that feature Lady Jane…

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Even more books to look forward to in 2015…

15 February – Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales by Penny Lawne ‘Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the … Continue reading

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Books to look forward to in 2016

1 August 2016 – The French Queen of England: Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses by Susan Higginbotham Further details – Amazon.co.uk 1 September 2016 – King Francis I of France by Leonie Frieda Further details – … Continue reading

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17/18 December 1553

Jane is given permission to walk in the Queen’s garden at the Tower ‘The fortress would become in rapid succession her palace, her prison, her scaffold – and her tomb.’ (p.299, Jones) On the 17th of December 1553, the Privy … Continue reading

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