Writings on the Walls of the Tower of LondonThere are two legends about writings on the walls of the Tower of London by Lady Jane and Guildford Dudley. Four latin verses, inscribed on the wall with a pin and which have since disappeared, have been attributed to Jane. These sentences can be found in the following: Child-Life and Girlhood of Remarkable Women by W H D Adams The Nine Days' Queen: Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by Richard Davey Jane Grey Reine De 9 Jours (1537-1554) by Marguerite Fronville Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by George Howard Literary Remains of Lady Jane Grey: With a Memoir of her Life by Nicholas Harris Nicolas Documents of Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen of England 1553 by James D Taylor Jr Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII by Alison Weir Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir State Trials, 1 Mary, 1553 and others for High Treason Lady Jane: From the screenplay by David Edgar by A C H Smith. States that the one inscription quoted, was written in her prayerbook. The word 'Jane' carved on a wall in the Tower has been attributed to Guildford Dudley, but to whom it refers, either his wife or his mother is unknown. Several writers suggest that it could have also been the work of the Duke of Northumberland, referring to his wife. Another theory, put forward by Nicholas H Nicolas and George Howard, is that it is the work of Jane herself. This carving can be viewed at: A copy of this carving can be found in the following:
Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London: with an account of the discovery of the supposed remains of Queen Anne Boleyn by Doyne C Bell Tales from the Tower of London by Daniel Diehl and Mark P Donnelly Tower of London by Christopher Hibbert Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by George Howard Prisoners in the Tower edited by John McLlwain Literary Remains of Lady Jane Grey: With a Memoir of Her Life by Nicholas H Nicolas Details can be found in the following:
Tudor Cousins: Rivals for the Throne by Dulcie M Ashdown The Nine Days' Queen: Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by Richard Davey Jane Grey Reine De 9 Jours (1537-1554) by Marguerite Fronville Arbella: England's Lost Queen by Sarah Gristwood Lady Jane Grey and Her Times by George Howard The Nine Days Queen: A Portrait of Lady Jane Grey by Mary Luke Literary Remains of Lady Jane Grey: With a Memoir of Her Life by Nicholas H Nicolas Lady Jane Grey and the House of Suffolk by Alison Plowden The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black Legend of the Dudleys by Derek Wilson |
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