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Death of Lady Katherine Grey in Fiction

On 26th January 1568, Katherine Grey died aged 27. The story of her death while under house arrest has featured in several historical novels. In A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir, Katherine’s death is viewed through her own eyes. ‘Sir … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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Books 2019 – on sale today – Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin by Sasha Garwood

‘Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin is a unique exploration of why early modern noblewomen starved themselves, how they understood their behaviour, and how it was interpreted and received by their contemporaries. The first study … Continue reading

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Another book with a Jane link to look forward to…

21st August 2019 – Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin by Sasha Garwood ‘Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin is a unique exploration of why early modern noblewomen starved themselves, … Continue reading

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Lady Jane writes farewell letters – 11th February 1554

‘I have sent you, my dear sister Katherine, a book…’ In the days before her execution, Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine. ‘The Lorde comforte your grace…’ Jane also wrote a farewell message to her father, in … Continue reading

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