Celebrating 25 years!

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30 August
(c) Palgrave Macmillan
17 OctoberCategories
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(c) Tudor Society Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey: Heirs to the last Tudor – Talk by Leanda de Lisle

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England’s Forgotten Queen Interview

(c) BBC 4 Interview with Leanda de Lisle

(c) Chatto & Windus The Lady Jane Grey’s Prayer Book Interview with Stephan Edwards

(c) Stephan Edwards Crown of Blood Interview with Nicola Tallis

(c) Michael O'Mara Books ‘The House of Dudley’ Interview with Joanne Paul

(c) Penguin Interview with Valerie Schutte

(c) Palgrave Macmillan Interview with Beverley Adams

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Jane Seymour’s Queenship and the Greys: Two Interconnected Families – Guest post by Elizabeth Norton
I am delighted to host this guest article by Elizabeth Norton to celebrate today’s publication of ‘Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting.’ You can buy it from: Amazon.co.uk Routledge Thank you to Elizabeth for this article. Jane Seymour’s … Continue reading
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Books 2026 – on sale today – Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting (Lives of Royal Women) by Elizabeth Norton
‘Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII, was queen of England for only seventeen months, something which has accounted for the little interest shown in her by historians. In her lifetime, however, she was a significant political figure, while … Continue reading
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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Sarah Beth Watkins (author of The Tudor Brandons) Coronation is a religious ceremony, not what creates a monarch legally – that was the succession. So, by that reckoning, Jane was queen for 13 days as she was declared queen on … Continue reading
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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Melita Thomas (author of The House of Grey: Friends & Foes of Kings) I am afraid I don’t think Jane was queen at all, as the letters patent were unable to overturn a Parliamentary act. However, in the spirit of … Continue reading
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