Lady Jane’s conference with Dr Feckenham
In the days before her execution, Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine.
Jane also wrote a farewell message to her father, in the prayerbook she carried to the scaffold.
Jane wrote a farewell message to Sir John Brydges (the Lieutenant of the Tower), in the prayer book she carried to the scaffold.
Jane and Guildford were executed at the Tower of London.
History Rage has discussed:
She’s Not Lady Jane Grey: She’s Lady Jane DUDLEY with Joanne Paul
Adam Pennington at The Tudor Chest Podcast has discussed:
Bloody Brilliant Tudors with Elizabeth Goff. Katherine Grey gets a mention.
Claire Ridgway at The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society has discussed:
The 1553 Succession Crisis: A Beginner’s Guide
Was Lady Jane Grey a weak person?
Rebecca Larson at Tudors Dynasty and Beyond Podcast has discussed:
The Human Cost of Power: Women, Blood, and Legacy
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb at Not Just the Tudors Podcast discussed:
“Bloody Mary”: Debunking the Myths with Dr Anna Whitelock
The story of Edward Seymour, brother to Henry VIII’s Queen Jane, and Lord Protector to Edward VI is well known, those of his wives, are less so. If these women do make the pages of history books, it is often in connection with the scandalous tales attached to their names.
Rebecca Batley tackles the evidence behind the scandal and gossip and pieces together the lives of Catherine Fillol and Anne Stanhope from the surviving sources in a superbly written narrative account.
The most I knew about Catherine Filliol before reading this book, was the story that she may have had an affair with her father-in-law, was sent to a convent and that her sons were disinherited by Edward.
Anne Stanhope is known for her arguments with Dowager Queen Katherine Parr over jewels and precedence at court. The author shows that there was so much more to this Tudor survivor. After a spell in the Tower during her husband’s downfall, Anne was lucky not to return there during Elizabeth I’s reign, when her son Edward married Katherine Grey without permission. Under the terms of Henry VIII’s will, one of Anne’s grandsons should have inherited the throne in 1603.
This is a must read for all lovers of Tudor history.
Thank you to Pen and Sword and Net Galley for my review copy
19th February – Bloody, Brilliant Tudors: 100 Tales of Gowns, Gossip and Gory Ends by Elizabeth Goff
‘Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyn’s beloved dog thrown out the window?
Was Elizabeth I secretly a man?
Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all?
From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends.
Through various tales exploring the whole of the glittering dynasty, we’ll learn about the lesser-known facts and figures behind these myths. Each reign serves up a wealth of fascinating historical stories to reveal the Tudor world in a new light.’
Further details – The History Press
Further details – Amazon.co.uk
