Lady Jane Grey

Author : Eric Ives
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444350180

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Lady Jane Grey by Eric Ives Pdf

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 her as an accomplished young woman with a fierce personal integrity. The result is a compelling dissection by a master historian and storyteller of one of history’s most shocking injustices.

Author : Alison Plowden
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752467122

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Lady Jane Grey by Alison Plowden Pdf

Jane Grey’s tragedy was her royal blood. As Henry VIII’s great-niece she stood perilously close to the throne and from early childhood was used as a pawn in the deadly power game of Tudor politics. Jane was not happy at home – she once famously remarked that she thought herself in hell in her parents’ company – and sought consolation in her studies and the uncompromising Protestantism fashionable in the l550s. When it became clear that her cousin Edward VI was dying she was forced into marriage with a son of the powerful John Dudley Duke of Northumberland and confronted with the news that the king had made her his heir. So began her reign as the Nine Days Queen, leading to her imprisonment in the Tower and execution at the age of sixteen. Alison Plowden reveals with insight and skill the complex intensity of the woman behind the myth, the brilliantly gifted child who was developing into a passionate, forceful young woman.

Author : Nicola Tallis
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782436720

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Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis Pdf

'Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same'. These were the heartbreaking words of a seventeen-year-old girl, Lady Jane Grey, as she stood on the scaffold on a cold February morning in 1554. Her death for high treason sent shockwaves through the Tudor world and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to the Crown that the axe could fall at any time. While the story of 'the Nine Days Queen' has been told, the human and emotional aspects are often ignored. The recent trend of trying to highlight her achievements and her religious faith has, in fact, further obscured the real Jane, a young religious radical who saw herself as an advocate of Protestantism, and who ultimately became a martyr for her faith. This is an important and significant retelling of an often misread tale, examining evidence that has never before been published. Following Lady Jane Grey's journey from the deadly intrigues of her childhood that led inexorably through to her trial and execution, historian Nicola Tallis unravels the grim tapestry of her life along the way.

Author : Sue Reid
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407133492

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My Story: Lady Jane Grey by Sue Reid Pdf

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in July 1553. Jane grew up watching her cousins in training as heirs to the throne, little imagining that by a twist of fate she would one day be crowned. But this is Tudor England where nobody plays fair, and even a queen isn't safe from those who wish her harm.

Author : Lady Jane Grey,Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HNZUSC

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The Literary Remains of Lady Jane Grey by Lady Jane Grey,Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas Pdf

Author : James D. Taylor
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780875863344

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Documents of Lady Jane Grey by James D. Taylor Pdf

Annotation Published information on Lady Jane is scant and contradictory; here, primary sources including Jane's own letters illustrate the drama of a high-born, high-minded and intelligent young lady sacrificed on the pyre of ambition by her kin. The teenaged Lady Jane faced her shocking fate with shocking fortitude; her own performance is inspirational, while some of those around her showed themselves to be the very embodiment of treachery and betrayal. This work is the result of a seven year investigation into the story of Lady Jane. Among the gems that the author uncovered in his research is a collection of letters that William Lane purchased from an unidentified source while he was at the Minerva Press, possibly in 1790 or 1791. Wellrecorded events in history correlate with some of the events indicated in these previously unpublished letters, thus tying them to the figures of the time and providing insight into the turbulent Tudor period. Another tantalizing item is an intimate letter Lady Jane wrote to Queen Mary in August of 1553. Rarely seen and little studied, it is available only in an 1594 Italian translation. Each letter or document has been reviewed at its original source level, translated from another language, or transcribed and presented in that form. The author has indicated the primary source for each document, and noted supporting sources when available. The result is a complete and accurate study of Lady Jane Grey and her short reign, through primary and secondary sources, that will stimulate new questions in the mind of readers and researchers alike. * This is the first in a series of books on Elizabethan figures by James D. Taylor.

Author : Simonetta Carr
Publisher : Christian Biographies for Youn
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1601781903

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Lady Jane Grey by Simonetta Carr Pdf

Although she ruled England for less than two weeks, Lady Jane Grey has been admired for generations for her courage and faithfulness to the gospel--even though she was executed for treason at the age of sixteen. In this addition to the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series, Simonetta Carr tells Lady Jane Grey's story of intrigue and explains its context: the tumultuous politics of Reformation England. Maps, photographs, and beautiful illustrations decorate the narrative, helping young readers visualize what life was like in sixteenth-century England. More importantly, they will learn the story of an extraordinary young girl who understood that she was saved only by the mercy of God and the merits of the blood of Jesus Christ.

Author : David W. Bartlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P001682339

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The Life of Lady Jane Grey by David W. Bartlett Pdf

Author : Alison Plowden
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752467108

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The House of Tudor by Alison Plowden Pdf

The House of Tudor changed the history of Britain forever. The Tudor monarchs have been immortalised in novels and films for generations. However, the true history of this incredible dynasty is often romanticised and fact is overlooked. Alison Plowden's accessible and beautifully written history traces the family's turbulent reign of power from Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, who fathered the great Henry VIII. Henry VIII went onto revolutionise England's armed forces and implement controversial reforms in England. Yet, he is perhaps most remembered for his tumultuous love life and the fates of his six wives, including Anne of Boleyn, who sparked an international crisis. He fathered four known offspring, including Mary I and Gloriana - Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, who reigned for 44 years in what is known as England's Golden Age. This book not only re-tells the familiar stories of these famous monarchs, revealing the truth behind the scandals; but it also recounts the history of the less well-known Tudor monarchs: Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey (the uncrowned Queen of England), and those who came directly before and after them - Edward IV and James I. If you read on history of the Tudors, make it this one - you are sure to be enthralled and surprised by how the facts are often more incredible than the fiction surrounding them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Epistolary fiction, English
ISBN : OXFORD:600069047

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Lady Jane Grey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alison Plowden
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026573811

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Lady Jane Grey by Alison Plowden Pdf

This new book tells the tragic story of Jane's life and death. While also revealing her to be a woman of intelligence, steady faith and unusual strength of conviction.

Author : Caroline Corby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biographical fiction
ISBN : 140631255X

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Lady Jane Grey by Caroline Corby Pdf

'Lady Jane Grey' is the story of a Tudor girl doomed from birth by her royal blood. When Henry VIII dies Jane overhears that, inexplicably, in his will he has elevated her family in the event that his own children produce no heirs. Overnight the nine-year-old Jane has become a valuable pawn in the struggle for the throne of England.

Author : Lady Jane Grey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022569083

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Lady Jane Grey: an historical tale by Lady Jane Grey Pdf

Author : John Stephan Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997680903

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The Lady Jane Grey's Prayer Book by John Stephan Edwards Pdf

British Library Harley Manuscript 2342, known as The Lady Jane Grey's Prayer Book, photographically reproduced in its entirety and accompanied by a precise transcription of the text plus that same text in modern English. An Introduction offers historical context for the prayer book and a biographical sketch of its owner, Lady Jane Grey Dudley.

Author : Ida Ashworth Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015073763073

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Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by Ida Ashworth Taylor Pdf