Lady Jane’s conference with Dr Feckenham
In the days before her execution, Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine.
Jane also wrote a farewell message to her father, in the prayerbook she carried to the scaffold.
Jane wrote a farewell message to Sir John Brydges (the Lieutenant of the Tower), in the prayer book she carried to the scaffold.
Jane and Guildford were executed at the Tower of London.
A grant from Historic England Trust, will help to preserve Bradgate Park.
You can read the full story at the BBC – Lady Jane Grey: Grant to preserve ruins of nine days’ queen’s home
Bradgate Park
30 April – Edward VI: Henry VIII’s Overshadowed Son by Stephanie Kline
‘For too long, King Edward VI has been pushed to the very edges of Tudor history – overlooked in favour of some of the more vibrant personalities of his family members, such as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Known as the ‘boy king’ of the Tudor dynasty, he is often remembered for little more than the ambitious councillors who governed England during his minority. His reign, however, and the significant religious changes that took place as he furthered the Protestant Reformation in England, had great influence over the remaining decades of the Tudor period and even modern Britain as we know it today. ‘Boy king’ though he may have been, Edward VI and his government were more significant to the history of England than he is often given credit for, and it is long past time for careful and thoughtful study of his life and reign. Edward VI: Henry VIII’s Overshadowed Son aims to reopen the pages of his story, arguing that however brief it may have been, Edward VI’s reign had lasting impacts on the religious landscape in England, and is certainly a Tudor reign worth remembering.’
Further details – Pen and Sword
Further details – Amazon.co.uk
Kathryn Warner’s latest book, is a fascinating look at the 11 granddaughters of King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault. While I knew a little about Edward III and his sons, I did not know very much about his granddaughters. Two granddaughters (Philippa and Catalina of Lancaster) became the much beloved Queens of Portugal and Castile & Leon, others married into the nobility and one became a nun. All had to weather changes of fortune during the turbulent years after the death of Edward III, when first Richard II and then Henry IV took the throne. Thanks to this very readable and skilfully woven together account, these 11 women can take their places in the spotlight
Thank you to NetGalley and Pen and Sword Books for my review copy.
‘Women and Power at the French Court, 1483-1563’ by Susan Broomhall added to the General Works section of the bibliography.
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