The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey

Beverley Adams

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English

Pen and Sword
01 October 2024

Biography: royalty; History

Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day queen is considered to be one of the most tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 when King Edward VI died at the age of just 15 years old, the Tudor dynasty fell into chaos. The king had no legitimate male heirs and was determined his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth would not inherit his throne, despite his father Henry VIII stating in his will that they should. We are led to believe that on Edward's instructions his cousin Lady Jane Grey was to be proclaimed queen. But who was she? Was she the innocent young girl that our history books tell us she was, or a religious fanatic with the aim of keeping Mary off the throne and England Protestant? Or was she nothing but a pawn to men in the game of power and politics, abused by her parents to marry against her will all for a crown she did not want? This book looks into her life from her early years in relative seclusion at the family home at Bradgate through to her tragic end on the scaffold at the Tower of London, executed on the orders of her cousin Queen Mary. What was her place within the Tudor royal family, was she ever entitled to claim the throne of England, and do we even recognise her as a true queen today?

AUTHOR: Beverley Adams was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire. She gained her MA in English in 2018 and her first book, The Rebel Suffragette: The Life of Edith Rigby, was published in September 2021. She has since released other titles including The World's First Computer Programmer: The Life of Ada Lovelace and The Forgotten Tudor Royal: Margaret Douglas Grandmother to James VI & I. She is passionate about bringing the lives of inspirational women back to life. Her interests include history, in particular the Tudors, reading and travel.

32 b/w illustrations

By: Beverley Adams
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399052702
ISBN 10: 1399052705
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Beverley Adams was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire. She gained her MA in English in 2018 and her first book, _The Rebel Suffragette: The Life of Edith Rigby_, was published in September 2021\. She has since released other titles including _The World's First Computer Programmer: The Life of Ada Lovelace_ and _The Forgotten Tudor Royal: Margaret Douglas Grandmother to James VI & I_. She is passionate about bringing the lives of inspirational women back to life. Her interests include history, in particular the Tudors, reading and travel.

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The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey

Beverley Adams

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