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12th February saw the 461st anniversary of Jane\u2019s execution and also the publication of \u2018A Queen of a New Invention: Portraits of Lady Jane Grey Dudley, \u2018England\u2019s Nine Days Queen\u2019 by Stephan Edwards. The book features in depth analysis of twenty nine portraits and also discusses some missing paintings. Stephan answered my questions in an interview<\/b><\/a>. <\/I><\/p>\n The February edition of \u2018Tudor Life\u2019 from the Tudor Society<\/a><\/b><\/I> was a Lady Jane special. I was very pleased to have my article, \u2018Lady Jane Grey\u2019s Death and Burial,\u2019 included in the magazine.<\/p>\n The Real Tudors exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery closed on 1st March. However, this was not the last chance to see the \u2018Lady Jayne\u2019 Streatham portrait. During #Museumweek, the National Portrait Gallery (@NPGLondon)<\/a><\/b><\/I> posted a photo of the portrait being reframed.<\/p>\n (c) NPG<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018Henry VIII\u2019s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors\u2019 by David Baldwin was published. The book about Jane\u2019s step-grandmother includes a chapter on the events of July 1553. Jane was also mentioned in David Baldwin\u2019s BBC History Magazine article, \u2018A Seventh Wife for Henry VIII?\u2019 David answered my questions in an interview<\/b><\/I><\/a>. Also published this month, Jane and her sisters featured in \u2018Elizabeth I and Her Circle\u2019 by Susan Doran.<\/p>\n Susan Doran\u2019s article in the April edition of BBC History Magazine mentioned Katherine and Mary Grey. Two months after the publication of his book, Stephan Edwards announced that he had discovered another possible portrait of Jane, the South Carolina portrait<\/b><\/I><\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u2018Lady Jayne\u2019 Streatham portrait went back on display in Room 2 at Montacute House, in Somerset in late spring. See ‘A look at how the Streatham portrait has been displayed over the years\u2026’ <\/a><\/b><\/I> <\/p>\n Room 2 – The Court of Henry VIII, Montacute House<\/p><\/div>\n Lady Jane was a main character in Suzannah Dunn\u2019s \u2018The Lady of Misrule’ which was published in May. Suzannah answered my questions in an interview<\/a><\/b><\/I>.<\/p>\n (c) Little Brown<\/p><\/div>\n An archaeological dig at Bradgate Park began this month. You can read about their findings at their Facebook page \u2013Bradgate Park Fieldschool<\/a><\/I><\/b>. Elizabeth Fremantle\u2019s Tudor trilogy was completed in June, with the publication of \u2018Watch the Lady.\u2019 Elizabeth answered my questions in an interview<\/b><\/I><\/a>. BBC History Magazine published their History Hot 100. Lady Jane was number 45. Jane also featured in Tracy Borman\u2019s \u2018The Story of the Tower of London.\u2019<\/p>\n Framlingham Castle (where Mary Tudor raised her standard against Queen Jane) featured in \u2018Exploring English Castles: Evocative, Romantic, and Mysterious True Tales of the Kings and Queens of the British Isles\u2019 by Edd Morris. I asked him in an interview<\/b><\/I><\/a> why he had chosen Framlingham as one of the nine castles featured.<\/p>\n Also published in July, was the last part of the Boleyn Trilogy by Laura Andersen. After non speaking appearances in the two previous books, Jane had a larger role in \u2018The Boleyn Reckoning.\u2019 Laura answered my questions in an interview<\/a><\/b><\/I>.<\/p>\n (c) Edbury Press<\/p><\/div>\n Leanda de Lisle\u2019s article about Lady Jane appeared in BBC History Magazine\u2019s \u2018Royal Women\u2019 collector\u2019s edition in August. The publication featured previous articles from BBC History Magazine and Leanda\u2019s article had also appeared in the March 2010 edition and as \u2018Slaughter of the Innocent\u2019 in the collector\u2019s edition, \u2018The Story of the Tudors: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I\u2019, which was published in July 2014.<\/p>\n (c) BBC History Magazine<\/p><\/div>\n In August, Lady Jane had a small role in Philippa Gregory\u2019s \u2018The Taming of the Queen\u2019 and there was news of a forthcoming biography about Jane, called \u2018Crown of Blood\u2019 that is currently being written by historian, Nicola Tallis.<\/p>\n On 9th September, Her Majesty the Queen, became our longest reigning monarch. Lady Jane was featured in the souvenir cover of The Times, which listed monarchs by length of reign. There was also an article about Jane in the magazine \u2018Book of the Tudors.\u2019<\/p>\n The 25th September marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Arbella Stuart in the Tower of London. Arbella, who had a claim to the throne through her grandmother, Margaret Douglas, had married William Seymour (grandson of Katherine Grey) without permission. In the summer I had visited Hardwick Hall and viewed the Arbella exhibition. See \u2018Arbella Stuart and the Greys\u2019<\/b><\/I><\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n In October, this website took part in the \u2018Middle Ages Unlocked\u2019 blog tour. The authors, Gillian Polack and Katrin Kania wrote an article for this site entitled, ‘Why we wrote the book’<\/a><\/b><\/I>. <\/p>\n (c) Amberley Publishing<\/p><\/div>\n November saw two books published that featured Jane and both authors gave interviews to this website. The first was,\u2018The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII\u2019<\/b><\/I><\/a> by Suzannah Lipscomb and Jane also featured in an article that Suzannah wrote for the November issue of BBC History Magazine. The second book was,\u2018The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor\u2019 <\/b><\/I><\/a> by Elizabeth Norton. My interview with Elizabeth was featured on the Head of Zeus website<\/b><\/I><\/a>.<\/p>\n (c) Head of Zeus<\/p><\/div>\n (c) Head of Zeus The year ended with Lady Jane Grey being one of the answers in ‘The Great History Quiz: The Tudors’ which was broadcast on BBC2 on Christmas Eve. I am pleased to say that I got that answer and other answers correct!<\/p>\n Books published in 2015 that featured Jane included: \u2018A Queen of a New Invention: Portraits of Lady Jane Grey Dudley, England\u2019s \u2018Nine Days Queen\u2019 by Stephan Edwards, \u2018Sisters of Treason\u2019 (paperback) by Elizabeth Fremantle, \u2018The Other Tudor Princess: Margaret Douglas, Henry VIII’s Niece’ by Mary McGrigor, \u2018Henry VIII\u2019s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors\u2019 by David Baldwin, \u2018Elizabeth I and Her Circle\u2019 by Susan Doran, \u2018Exploring English Castles: Evocative, Romantic, and Mysterious True Tales of the Kings and Queens of the British Isles\u2019 by Edd Morris, \u2018The Story of the Tower of London\u2019 by Tracy Borman, \u2018The Boleyn Reckoning\u2019 by Laura Andersen, \u2018The Taming of the Queen\u2019 by Philippa Gregory, \u2018The Lost Tudor Princess: A Life of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox\u2019 by Alison Weir, ‘Charles Brandon: Henry Viii\u2019s Closest Friend’ by Steven Gunn, ‘The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor’ by Elizabeth Norton and ‘The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII’ by Suzannah Lipscomb.<\/p>\n The year started off with Lady Jane getting a mention in the January issue of BBC History Magazine. Part 2 of \u2018The Tudors in 50 Moments\u2019 by Tracy Borman, briefly mentioned Jane\u2019s reign and execution. The paperback of Elizabeth Fremantle\u2019s … Continue reading
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