The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times

Richard Davey

History
Book language: English
419 pages

Richard Davey’s historical study portrays Lady Jane Grey and the turbulent Tudor age. It follows her brief nine-day reign and sets it within the political and religious conflicts of sixteenth-century England. Listeners will find a carefully researched biography and a vivid portrait of a turning point in English history.

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Contents

THE NINE DAYS’ QUEEN
AUTHOR’S NOTE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
THE NINE DAYS’ QUEEN
CHAPTER I BRADGATE HALL AND THE GREYS OF GROBY
CHAPTER II BIRTH AND EDUCATION
CHAPTER III THE LADY LATIMER
CHAPTER IV THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD
CHAPTER V MRS. ANNE ASKEW
CHAPTER VI THE HOWARDS AND THE SEYMOURS
CHAPTER VII HENRY VIII
CHAPTER VIII CONCERNING THE LADY JANE AND THE QUEEN-DOWAGER
CHAPTER IX THE QUEEN AND THE LORD HIGH-ADMIRAL
CHAPTER X THE LADY JANE GOES TO SEYMOUR PLACE
CHAPTER XI THE EDUCATION OF LADY JANE
CHAPTER XII JOHN DUDLEY, EARL OF WARWICK
CHAPTER XIII THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF SOMERSET
CHAPTER XIV THE LADY JANE MARRIES THE LORD GUILDFORD
CHAPTER XV ON THE WAY TO THE TOWER
CHAPTER XVI THE LADY JANE IS PROCLAIMED QUEEN
CHAPTER XVII THE NINE DAYS’ REIGN
CHAPTER XVIII THE LAST DAYS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
CHAPTER XIX THE TRIAL OF QUEEN JANE
CHAPTER XX THE SUPREME HOUR!
CHAPTER XXI THE FATE OF THE SURVIVORS
APPENDIX ICONOGRAPHY OF LADY JANE GREY AND HER FAMILY, ETC.
INDEX
FOOTNOTES

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