02822nam 2200565Ia 450 991087723960332120200520144314.01-4443-5426-41-282-45535-497866124553531-4443-0783-51-4443-0784-3(CKB)1000000000822270(EBL)470583(OCoLC)554873320(SSID)ssj0000339635(PQKBManifestationID)11272014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339635(PQKBWorkID)10323937(PQKB)11403560(MiAaPQ)EBC470583(EXLCZ)99100000000082227020090206d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLady Jane Grey a Tudor mystery /Eric IvesChichester, West Sussex ;Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resource (405 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4443-5018-8 1-4051-9413-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; NotesBibliographical AbbreviationsIndexLady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. In this radical reassessment, Eric Ives rejects traditional portraits of Jane both as hapless victim of political intrigue or Protestant martyr. Instead he presents her as an accomplished young woman with a fierce personal integrity. The result is a compelling dissectiQueensGreat BritainBiographyGreat BritainKings and rulersSuccessionHistory16th centuryQueens942.053092Ives E. W(Eric William),1931-154184MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910877239603321Lady Jane Grey4198288UNINA