With the premature passing of Jane’ s adolescent cousin, and Henry’s successor, King Edward VI, comes a struggle for supremacy fueled by political machinations and lethal religious fervor.
The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleyn’s beheading and the demise of Jane’s infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey–“the Nine Days’ Queen”-a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir’s enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. historical fiction game.”- The Independent Weir shows skill at plotting and maintaining tension, and she is clearly going to be a major player in the. Shop Worldwide: | .uk | Amazon.“An impressive debut. What caused these high-ranking members of society to be put to death? Three of the women were once queen, while the others were beheaded for treason. Over 400 years ago, five women and two men were beheaded in the Tower of London. If You Like Alison Weir Books, You’ll Love…Īlison Weir Synopsis: Traitors of the Tower by Alison Weir is a 98-page QuickReads novella. A Tudor Christmas is co-authored by Siobhan Clarke. Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster was also published as Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess.
Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England was also published as Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England. Elizabeth the Queen was published in North America as The Life of Elizabeth I. Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII was later re-titled The Children of Henry VIII. The Princes in the Tower was re-published as Richard III and The Princes in the Tower. Notes: The Wars of the Roses was also published as Lancaster and York: The Wars of the Roses. The Ring and the Crown (With: Kate Williams,Sarah Gristwood,Tracy Borman) Katherine Swynford / Mistress of the Monarchy Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley
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