Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Books 2019 – on sale today – Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville by Gemma Hollman

Posted on 1st October 2019 by Tamise

‘Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties – Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville – were accused of practising witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king.

Some of these women may have turned to the dark arts, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains.

In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches. In a time when the line between science and magic was blurred, these trials offer a tantalising insight of how malicious magic would be used and cause such mass hysteria in centuries to come.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – The History Press

Further details – Just History Posts

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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Inside the Tower of London – Episode 5 – Lady Jane Grey

Posted on 30th September 2019 by Tamise

Episode 5 of ‘Inside the Tower of London’ to be broadcast on Channel 5, Tuesday 1st October at 9pm, is about Lady Jane.

According to the Radio Times website.

‘The story of Lady Jane Grey’s brief rule as queen and execution in the Tower. Chief curator Tracy Borman explores how Edward VI’s will placed her on the throne while still in her teens, only for the dead king’s sister Mary to proclaim herself queen in defiance of his wishes, but with great public support. The programme features footage of the annual flower-laying ceremony on the anniversary of Jane’s death. ‘

More from the Historic Royal Palaces website.

‘At the heart of this episode is one of the Tower of London’s greatest tragedies — the story of teenage Queen Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at the Tower during the reign of Mary I.

Join Historic Royal Palaces curators as they investigate Jane’s imprisonment at the Tower, and explore ancient graffiti carved into the walls by her fellow prisoners — a reminder of the once-powerful lives that were destroyed here.

Chief Curator Tracy Borman delves into the archives to examine documents relating to Edward VI, who disinherited his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth in favour of Jane and her family.

Plus, for the first time ever, cameras capture a poignant annual ceremony in which a lone woman comes to lay flowers and remember Jane on the anniversary of her death.‘

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Lady Jane Grey & the Sisters Who Would be Queen– Talk by Leanda de Lisle – 21st Nov

Posted on 26th September 2019 by Tamise

Award winning Tudor and Stuart historian, Leanda de Lisle will be giving a talk at The Queen’s House as part of their ‘The ‘Lost’ Tudors’ lecture series.

‘The Tudor age was born in the violence of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. The bloody death of Richard III secured victory for Henry Tudor, ending the Plantagenet era and the long Wars of the Roses. The triumphant Henry VII set out to secure the crown and establish a new, powerful dynasty. What followed would prove to be one of the most turbulent periods in English history as successive Tudor monarchs strove, through sometimes extraordinary means, to maintain their hold on the throne.

This series of lectures explores the ‘lost’ Tudors, key figures whose destinies might otherwise have turned history in a decidedly different direction.

Arthur, Prince of Wales
Margaret Tudor
Jane Seymour
Catherine/Katherine Parr
Edward VI of England
Lady Jane Grey’

From Queen’s House Exhibitions and Events

Lady Jane Grey & The Sisters Who Would Be Queen

Thursday 21st November
11am-12.30pm
Queen’s House
Greenwich
Tickets £8

To register your interest, book tickets (from 1st Oct) and for further details:

Queen’s House Exhibitions and Events

Leanda de Lisle is the author of ‘White King: The Tragedy of Charles I’, which won the HWA Crown for Best Work of Historical Non-Fiction 2018.

Her previous books are, ‘Tudor: The Family Story’, ‘The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey’ and ‘After Elizabeth: The Death of Elizabeth and the Coming of King James’.

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