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Lady Jane Grey : a Tudor mystery / Eric Ives.
Van Pelt Library DA345.1.D9 I94 2011
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) DA345.1.D9 I94 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ives, E. W. (Eric William), 1931-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554.
- Grey, Jane.
- Kings and rulers.
- History.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession--History--16th century.
- Great Britain.
- Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
- Queens.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, [2011]
- Summary:
- 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. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I The Scene 5
- 1 The Year of Three Sovereigns 7
- 2 In Search of Jane Grey 14
- 3 Jane Grey in Context 24
- Part II The Protagonists / Jane Grey 31
- 4 A Damnable Inheritance 33
- 5 Jane the Person 42
- 6 Family Priorities 56
- 7 A Godly Upbringing / Mary Tudor 68
- 8 Father and Daughter 77
- 9 Sister and Brother / John Dudley 86
- 10 John Dudley: The Career 96
- 11 John Dudley: The Black Legend 107
- 12 John Dudley: Motives / Edward 114
- 13 The Young King 127
- 14 'My Deuise for the Succession' 137
- 15 King and Minister 150
- 16 The Will of a King 159
- Part III Thirteen Days 169
- 17 Preparations 171
- 18 Jane the Queen 183
- 19 The Council in London 191
- 20 The March on Framlingham 202
- 21 A Second Front 213
- 22 The Rebellion of Mary Tudor 225
- Part IV Consequences 239
- 23 Every Man for Himself 241
- 24 The Tower 248
- 25 Nemesis 261
- 26 The River of Jordan 271
- 27 Afterlife 278
- 28 Envoi 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [294]-342) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781444350180 :
- 1444350188
- OCLC:
- 732960054
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