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Lady Jane writes farewell letters – 11th February 1554

‘I have sent you, my dear sister Katherine, a book…’ In the days before her execution, Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine. ‘The Lorde comforte your grace…’ Jane also wrote a farewell message to her father, in … Continue reading

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Lady Jane and Diane de Poitiers

There is one reference to Lady Jane Grey in Rosalind K Marshall’s, ‘Queen Mary’s Women: Female Relatives, Servants, Friends and Enemies of Mary Queen of Scots.’ Marshall writes about a letter sent from Diane de Poitiers to Guillemette de Sarrebruche … Continue reading

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10th July 1553 – Jane in her own words

‘Although my fault is such that it can only be pardoned by the Queen’s mercy, nor can I ask for reprieve, having listened to those who at a time appeared to me as wise, and now have shown that they … Continue reading

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Katherine Parr Letter on display at Sudeley Castle

The Daily Telegraph reports on a letter written by Katherine Parr to Thomas Seymour that is on display as part of the Katherine Parr Quincentenary Exhibition at Sudeley Castle. Letters reveal Henry VIII’s doting queen harboured secret desires

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The New Criterion article by Leanda de Lisle – Updated 9/9

Leanda de Lisle has an article in the September issue of The New Criterion. De Lisle argues that the Spinola letter containing the only detailed description of Lady Jane Grey is a fake. Read the first paragraph here: Faking Jane … Continue reading

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