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From back of book:
"Jane Grey was never allowed to forget that she was a Tudor, fifth in the royal line of succession after King Henry VIII. To Jane, this knowledge was a shadow across the peaceful days in her beloved valley home outside London.
The threat was a distant one until... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Lady Jane Grey: Queen of England for 9 days at 16 years old.
- Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's widow. Later married Thomas Seymour.
- Thomas Seymour: Jane's guardian and Catherine's husband
- Edward Seymour: Duke of Somerset, King Edward's advisor, Thomas's brother.
- Lady Mary: Henry VIII's daughter with Katherine of Aragon
- Lady Elizabeth: Henry VIII's daughter with Anne Boleyn.
- King Edward VI: Henry VIII's son with Jane Seymour. King of England
- Frances Brandon: Duchess of Suffolk, Jane's mother
- Katherine Grey: Jane's sister
- Henry Grey: Duke of Suffolk, Jane's father
- Lady Margery: Edward and Thomas's mother
- Edward Seymour: Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour (Duke of Somerset)'s son
- Guildford Dudley: Jane's husband
- John Dudley: Duke of Northumberland, Guildford's father.
- Ellen: Jane's nurse and attendant
- Annie Jacob: One of Jane's attendants
- Elizabeth Tylney: One of Jane's attendants
- Sir John Bridges: Lieutenant of London Tower
- Doctor John Feckenham: Mary's priest
Quotes edit
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“I envied her strength, her right to choose her own way. A daughter of the nobility did not have that right. She was told whom she would marry and when, and once married she was under the complete rule of her husband. She had no property to call her own and no rights. She could be beaten within an inch of her life and could not complain.”
First Sentence edit
I remember perfectly that day in early spring of the year 1547.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Deborah Meroff (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941.053092
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