Books 2026 – a book that features Lady Jane….

Posted on 28th October 2025 by Tamise


30 January 2026 – Lost Heirs of the Tudor Crown by Neha Roy


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‘Two commoners pretend to be royalty to bring down the Tudors. The long-awaited Tudor prince dies of the Sweat on his fifteenth birthday. The Queen of Scots is ruthlessly executed by the Queen of England. A seventeen-year-old ascends the Throne of England to rule it for a mere nine days. The last Plantagenet prince is put to death to facilitate a much-longed-for marriage alliance. From Mary, Queen of Scots, to Lady Jane Grey, from Edward, Earl of Warwick, to Arthur Tudor and on to Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, these were the Lost Heirs to the Tudor Throne. They were the ones who – had luck favoured them – could have ascended the Throne of England. With an overview of the lives of the Princes in the Tower and the Battle of Bosworth, this book delves into the lives of these commoners and royalty alike, who may have rewritten history had they ascended the throne.’

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Update on further research about the Teerlinc Miniature

Posted on 20th October 2025 by Tamise



Earlier this year, Dr Emma Luisa Cahill Marrón announced that she is part of a team working on the miniatures owned by the Yale Center for British Art.

The miniatures include one that has previously been suggested as being Lady Jane Grey, a young Mary I, Katherine Howard or Amy Robsart.

Dr Cahill Marrón has recently tweeted:


She will be giving a free talk about the miniature at the Yale Center for British Art on Tuesday 18th November.


Research in Action: “Portrait of an Unknown Lady


‘Emma Luisa Cahill Marrón, Residential Fellow at the YCBA, highlights Lucas Horenbout’s Portrait of an Unknown Lady.

Look closely at a single artwork through the ongoing research of our residential fellows, research students, and staff. Emma Luisa Cahill Marrón, PhD, is a Residential Fellow at the YCBA and International Outreach Coordinator in the Art, Power, and Gender Research Group at the University of Murcia. She will explore Lucas Horenbout’s Portrait of an Unknown Lady (ca. 1535) as a means of understanding how Flemish style miniature portraiture was introduced into Tudor England by the Horenbouts during the reign of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon.’

From Yale Center for British Art

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Podcast Update

Posted on 7th October 2025 by Tamise


A round up of recent podcasts with a link to Lady Jane.

If It Ain’t Baroque has discussed:

Three Queens: Stage Meets History

‘In the run up to the US Premiere of the play Three Queens by Rosamund Gravelle we are chatting to the playwright as well as not one, but two Marian historians – Dr Johanna Strong and Dr Peter Stiffell.’


Adam Pennington at The Tudor Chest Podcast has discussed:

The Race for Elizabeth I’s Throne with Beverley Adams

The Life of Lord Guildford Dudley, the First Male Tudor consort


Herstory has discussed:

The Stolen Crown with Professor Tracy Borman



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Books 2025 – on sale now – The Race for Elizabeth I’s Throne: Rival Tudor Cousins by Beverley Adams

Posted on 2nd October 2025 by Tamise


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‘As the childless Elizabeth I lay on her deathbed, discussions over who would succeed her as ruler of England raged on amongst her advisors. The succession to Elizabeth’s throne was hotly debated throughout her reign (1558-1603) and despite having no direct heir, the queen refused to name her successor over safety concerns, being convinced a plot would be raised to oust her in favour of the heir. There were many contenders to the crown, but Elizabeth’s main rival was Mary, Queen of Scots but her Catholic faith and ill-advised marriage to fellow claimant Lord Darnley, against Elizabeth’s wishes, damaged her claim. Her claim was ended when the English queen had her Scottish counterpart executed in 1587. Other claims came from the Grey sisters Katherine and Mary, and later Margaret Clifford and Arbella Stuart. But the crown finally came to King James VI of Scotland, son of Mary and Darnley, in what was a smooth transition. His accession marked the end of the Tudor dynasty and the start of the Stuart era in England.’

From Amazon.co.uk

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Books 2025 – on sale now – Killing Monarchs: Regicide in the Tudor and Stuart Age by Richard Heath

Posted on 23rd September 2025 by Tamise



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Rulers (and would-be rulers) have always faced the possibility of a violent death. Between the seventh and eighteenth centuries over 20% of all British and European monarchs suffered such a fate. Some died in battle or in accidents but most of them were murdered or executed. During the time of the Tudors and Stuarts some monarchs were the victims of lone assassins, some were killed after palace coups led by relatives or royal officials, and others after being defeated in a civil war. Their manner of death included public beheading, internal injury as a result of a knife attack, being hacked down by a group of noblemen, and ritual strangulation with a silk cord. Killing Monarchs takes us on a journey across Europe. Starting in England and Scotland (Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots), it moves to France (Kings Henry III and Henry IV), and then further east to Russia (Tsar Feodor II and various pretenders to the throne) and the Ottoman Empire (Sultans Osman II and Ibrahim I). It then returns to Britain to consider why Charles I was executed. It provides a clear picture of the various forces that existed in society at the time and these are reflected in the motives of the regicides – the killers of monarchs – even though many were not honest about them. The lust for power, the desire for a more effective leader, religious differences, and occasionally the wish to do away with monarchy altogether, all played a significant role.’

From Amazon.co.uk

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