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"A highly ingenious solution to the mystery of Jane Grey's thirteen-day usurpation of the throne. Ives's research skills are formidable and will make this book essential, if provocative reading." John Guy. Lady Jane Grey is the queen England rejected and one of the most elusive a...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444307832 |
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"A highly ingenious solution to the mystery of Jane Grey's thirteen-day usurpation of the throne. Ives's research skills are formidable and will make this book essential, if provocative reading." John Guy. Lady Jane Grey is the queen England rejected and one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. Here, Eric Ives, master historian and storyteller presents a compelling new interpretation of Jane and her role in the accession crisis of 1553, with wide-ranging implications for our understanding of the workings of Tudor politics and the exercise of power in early mo. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 367 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781444307832 1444307835 9781444307849 (electronic bk.) 1444307843 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | DA345 |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
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Lady Jane Grey; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; Preface; Titles and Offices; Figures; Map; Prologue; Part I The Scene; 1 The Year of Three Sovereigns; 2 In Search of Jane Grey; 3 Jane Grey in Context; Part II The Protagonists; Jane Grey; Mary Tudor; John Dudley; Edward; Part III Thirteen Days; 17 Preparations; 18 Jane the Queen; 19 The Council in London; 20 The March on Framlingham; 21 A Second Front; 22 The Rebellion of Mary Tudor; Part IV Consequences; 23 Every Man for Himself; 24 The Tower; 25 Nemesis; 26 The River of Jordan; 27 Afterlife; 28 Envoi; Notes. Bibliographical AbbreviationsIndex. |