Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
by Eric Ives
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Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. In this radical reassessment, Eric Ives rejects traditional portraits of Jane both as hapless victim of political intrigue or Protestant martyr. Instead he presents show more her as an accomplished young woman with a fierce personal integrity. The result is a compelling dissecti show lessTags
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Eric Ives is Emeritus Professor of English History at the University of Birmingham and author of The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004). He has written widely on Tudor history, the history of law, and on the development of modern higher education. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE for services to history and the University of show more Birmingham. show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
- Original publication date
- 2009
- People/Characters
- Lady Jane Grey; John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland; Mary I, Queen of England; Edward VI, King of England; Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk
- Dedication
- To my many friends who have grappled with "The Reign of Edward VI"
- First words
- On the evening of Sunday 11 February 1554 Jane Grey sat writing in the gentleman-gaoler's house in the Tower of London.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'If my faults deserve punishment, my youth at least, and my imprudence were worthy of excuse, God and posterity will show me favour.'
- Publisher's editor
- Tessa Harvey
- Blurbers
- Guy, John; MacCulloch, Diarmaid; Brigden, Susan
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 942.053092 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, Tudors Edward VI 1547-53
- LCC
- DA345.1 .D9 .I94 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485- Tudors, 1485-1603
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- Reviews
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- (3.48)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
