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The fullest contemporary description of Lady Jane Grey was supposedly written by Baptisa Spinola, a Genoese merchant, who witnessed her procession to the Tower of London to be proclaimed Queen of England on July 10 1553. Not only does he describe the procession but he was close enough to Lady Jane Grey, to describe her appearance in detail.<\/p>\n
In 2009, Leanda de Lisle suggested in an article in The New Criterion that the letter is a fake. This was followed by the article ‘Faking Jane’ in the March 2010 issue of BBC History Magazine and ‘Slaughter of the Innocent’ in ‘The Story Of The Tudors’ (BBC History Magazine). You can read the article at Leanda de Lisle’s website: The Faking of Jane Grey<\/a> <\/p>\n This theory was expanded on in the paperback version of ‘The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey’, published in 2010 and in de Lisle’s next book, ‘Tudor: The Family Story’ which was published in 2013.<\/p>\n Dr Stephan Edwards has conducted his own research into the ‘Spinola letter’ and agrees with de Lisle’s theory. You can read his research in his book ‘A Queen of a New Invention.’<\/p>\n This description can be found in the following:<\/p>\n The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered<\/b> by Charlotte Bolland and Tarnya Cooper<\/p>\n Lady Katherine Grey: A Dynastic Tragedy<\/b> by Conor Byrne<\/p>\n Lady Jane Grey <\/font><\/b> by Hester W Chapman <\/p>\n The Nine Days’ Queen: Lady Jane Grey and Her Times <\/font><\/b> by Richard Davey <\/p>\n A Queen of a New Invention: Portraits of Lady Jane Grey Dudley, England\u2019s \u2018Nine Days Queen\u2019<\/b> by Stephan Edwards. Includes a detailed analysis.<\/p>\n Lady Jane Grey and the House of Suffolk<\/font><\/b> by Alison Plowden<\/p>\n Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen<\/font><\/b> by Alison Plowden<\/p>\n Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England <\/font><\/b> by Maureen Waller<\/p>\n Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII <\/font><\/b> by Alison Weir (description based on Spinola’s account) <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Extracts can be found in the following: <\/p>\n Tudor Cousins: Rivals for the Throne <\/font><\/b> by Dulcie M Ashdown <\/p>\n Crown and Sceptre <\/font><\/b> by Tracy Borman <\/p>\n She Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth <\/font><\/b> by Helen Castor (description based on Spinola’s account) <\/p>\n Lady Jane Grey: Nine Day Queen of England <\/font><\/b> by Faith Cook <\/p>\n Tales from the Tower of London <\/font><\/b> by Daniel Diehl and Mark P Donnelly <\/p>\n The Tudor Chronicles <\/font><\/b> by Susan Doran <\/p>\n A New Face for the Lady <\/font><\/b> by J Stephan Edwards (Some quotes and description based on Spinola’s account) <\/p>\n Looking for Lady Jane <\/font><\/b> by Bruce Fellman (Yale Alumni Magazine) <\/p>\n Lost Faces: Identity and Discovery in Tudor Royal Portraiture <\/font><\/b> edited by Bendor Grosvenor <\/p>\n Tower of London <\/font><\/b> by Christopher Hibbert <\/p>\n Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery <\/font><\/b> by Eric Ives <\/p>\n Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London <\/font><\/b> by Nigel Jones (description based on Spinola’s account). Also states Jane was taken to the Tower on 11th July 1553. Contemporary accounts state the 10th. <\/p>\n The Other Tudors: Henry VIII’s Mistresses and Bastards <\/font><\/b> by Philippa Jones <\/p>\n The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey<\/font><\/b> by Leanda de Lisle <\/p>\n Tudor: The Family Story<\/b> by Leanda de Lisle<\/p>\n The Nine Days Queen: A Portrait of Lady Jane Grey <\/font><\/b> by Mary Luke <\/p>\n Uncrowned: Royal Heirs Who Didn’t Take The Throne<\/b> by Ashley Mantle<\/p>\n The House of Tudor <\/font><\/b> Alison Plowden <\/p>\n Edward VI: The Lost King of England <\/font><\/b> Chris Skidmore <\/p>\n The Greys: A Long and Noble Line: A Biography of the Family of Lady Jane Grey <\/font><\/b> by Anthony Squires <\/p>\n Tudor and Jacobean Portraits (Volume 1: Text) <\/font><\/b> by Roy Strong<\/p>\n Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey<\/b> by Nicola Tallis (one line only)<\/p>\n Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s Unwanted Wife<\/b> by Sarah-Beth Watkins <\/p>\n The Tudor Brandons: Mary and Charles \u2013 Henry VIII\u2019s Nearest & Dearest <\/b> by Sarah-Beth Watkins (quotes only)<\/p>\n The Six Wives of Henry VIII <\/font><\/b> by Alison Weir (A short description based on Spinola’s account)<\/p>\n Mary Tudor: England’s First Queen <\/font><\/b> Anna Whitelock (One line only, does not include description) <\/p>\n Teen Queen: Looking for Lady Jane <\/font><\/b> by Cynthia Zarin (The New Yorker) <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fullest contemporary description of Lady Jane Grey was supposedly written by Baptisa Spinola, a Genoese merchant, who witnessed her procession to the Tower of London to be proclaimed Queen of England on July 10 1553. Not only does he … Continue reading
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