Crown of blood : the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey / Nicola Tallis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tallis, Nicola, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554.

Grey, Jane.

Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Queens.

Kings and rulers.

History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession--History--16th century.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.

Politics and government.

Kings and rulers--Succession.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, genealogical tables ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

"'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. Jane is known to history as 'the Nine-Day Queen,' but her reign lasted, in fact, for thirteen days. The human and emotional aspects of her story have often been ignored, although she is remembered as one of the Tudor Era's most tragic victims. While this is doubtlessly true, it is only part of the complex jigsaw of Jane's story. She was a remarkable individual with a charismatic personality who earned the admiration and affection of many of those who knew her. Furthermore, the recent trend of trying to highlight her achievements has actually further obscured the real Jane: a young religious radical who saw herself as an advocate of the reformed faith--Protestantism--and ultimately became a martyr for it."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

A time to be born and a time to die

Rejoiced all true hearts

Anyone more deserving of respect

The imperial crown

A loving and kind father

A second court of right

Ruled and framed towards virtue

She did never love her after

I think myself in Hell

Godly instruction

A comely, virtuous and goodly gentleman

The first act of a tragedy

Long live the Queen!

Falsely styled queen

Jana non regina

Shut up in the tower

Jane of Suffolk deserved death

Justice is an excellent virtue

Fear not for any pain

Liberty of the Tower

The permanent ruin of the ancient house of Grey

Bound by indissoluble ties

I am come hither to die

God and posterity will show me favour

Appendix 1: The queen without a face: portraits of Lady Jane Grey

Appendix 2: Jane's debate with Dr John Feckenham

Appendix 3: Following in Jane's footsteps: places to visit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index.

ISBN:

9781681772448

1681772442

OCLC:

940362360

Publisher Number:

99970220122