Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

This is how my website started….

Posted on 2nd September 2026 by ladyjanegreyreference

From 2001-2012 this is how my website looked. This screenshot is from 2008.

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Should Jane be known as Queen Jane or Lady Jane?

Posted on 2nd September 2026 by ladyjanegreyreference

Beverley Adams (author of The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey)

Well, she was proclaimed Queen, so yes, that is how she ought to be known. I am pleased to see many historical sites including her on their ‘Kings & Queens’ merchandise, so I think there has been a gradual movement towards accepting her as Queen. Many would argue that the fact she wasn’t crowned means she wasn’t a true queen, but neither was Edward V or Edward VIII, yet they are both referred to as kings.

Laura Brennan (author of Elizabeth I: The Making of a Queen)

Even though Jane was never crowned and had a de facto rule, I truly believe she deserves the title Queen – she fulfilled that role and would forfeit her life for those nine days so should be part of the list of English monarchs, and should, in my view only be referred to as Lady Jane Grey prior her marriage and Lady Jane Dudley after marriage and after Mary’s accession.

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25 years of Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide

Posted on 2nd September 2026 by ladyjanegreyreference

25 years ago today, I launched the Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide!

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years!

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In July, historians answered, Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?.

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Now look out for their answers to ‘Should Jane be known as Queen Jane or Lady Jane and why?’

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Books 2026- on sale today – Princesses of the Later Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Plantagenets by Sharon Bennet Connolly

Posted on 30th August 2026 by ladyjanegreyreference

‘My daughter wanted me to treat her more like a princess. So, I married her to a stranger to strengthen the alliance with Poland!’

The medieval princess has often been portrayed as a pawn in the political machinations of her father or brother, married off to distant lands for the sake of peace, or land, or both. Never to be seen or thought of again.

But was that really her fate?

Princesses of the Later Middle Ages examines the lives and experiences of England’s princesses, from the treasured daughters of Henry III to the children of Edward IV, whose lives were turned upside down when they were declared illegitimate.

What we see is a very different story, where a foreign marriage does not mean eternal exile, but a purpose in life, where a princess is a diplomat, an ambassador for England in her new country. She is the bond between allies – most of the time.

Princesses of the Later Middle Ages shines a light on the lives and experiences of these remarkable women.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Pen and Sword

Further details – Amazon.co.uk