Mary I and the failed return to Cat... Nov 19, 2008
She had, for example allowed Lady Jane Grey to live, only having her executed after Wyatt's rebellion, she was less punitive than her father was in the wake of the Pilgrimage of Grace and Elizabeth was after the Northern rising. In the early part of the reign as many as 800 Protestants had gone into exile without much obstruction from Mary s government. (Suite101.com)
Dear Abbie - A typical young girl Apr 5, 2008
I would love the opportunity to play Helen Keller or Lady Jane Grey (who was Queen of England for nine days in the 1500s). For a moment, the young girl disappears and the sophisticated, articulate actor emerges. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lady Jane Grey Mar 29, 2008
The tragic and short reign of the young queen is just another part of the Tudor drama. She did, after all rule for nine days. (Suite101.com)
Lets talk about the Junie B. Jones series Feb 14, 2008
Booklist magazine gives this historical novel a starred review as follows: The title of this complex yet completely absorbing novel reflects the author s point of view as she reconstructs the life of the unfortunate Lady Jane Grey ... Lady Jane Grey was a great-niece of King Henry VIII of England, and the term political pawn could have been invented for her. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Tales from the Tower of London Dec 2, 2007
Among others who gave up their heads in the tower s sloping courtyard were Baron Hastings, an adviser to Edward IV who was executed by Edward s successor; Lady Jane Grey, queen for nine days; and the Earl of Essex, a traitorous favorite of the first Queen Elizabeth. It was considered a benevolence to be dispatched within the fortress s confines, away from the baying crowds on Tower Hill, about 200 yards from the entrance at Middle Tower. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
O-zone: A time to stand & stare... Nov 12, 2007
And still at the National Gallery you will come across a teacher who kneels down with her charges and explains with great patience the history of British monarchy through a painting of the execution of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for just nine days. Where I wonder in India would you find a teacher like that. (India Times, India)
Stage Preview: CLO ensemble shares spotlight Jul 22, 2007
And she took a year off from high school to play Lady Jane Grey in a national tour of "The Prince and the Pauper.". "I loved the life of the tour," she says. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
more » May 9, 2007
It's been a fortress, palace, prison and storehouse (for the Crown Jewels), and the site of numerous murders, both of and by the Royals, many by beheading, including three queens - Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Grey. This eight-hour series blends documentary with re-enactments to tell this epic story. (CTNow.com)
Two tales of a less merry olde England Apr 24, 2007
Innoncent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey By Alison WeirBallantine Books402 pp ... With a nickname like "The Nine Days Queen," you know Lady Jane Grey isn't going to be celebrating her diamond jubilee. (Christian Science Monitor)
Reading the royal way Apr 5, 2007
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey ... An admired British historian who has written about Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Isabella and the Tudors, Alison Weir turns to fiction with a debut novel about Lady Jane Grey. (USA Today -- Life)
The tragedy and intrigue of Lady Jane Grey, in novel form Mar 21, 2007
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey, By Alison Weir, Ballantine, 402 pp ... For a brief moment in 1553, religious and political forces aligned to make Lady Jane Grey, a 16-year-old grand-niece of Henry VIII , an improbable queen of England. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Bestsellers List Mar 14, 2007
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey Alison Weir, Ballantine, $24. 95, 9780345494856 Lady Jane Grey comes of age in the era of Henry VIII.. (Scranton Times, PA)
VIVID PORTRAIT OF LADY JANE GREY Mar 11, 2007
INNOCENT TRAITOR: A NOVEL OF LADY JANE GREY By Alison Weir (Random House, $24. 95). (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Papers focus on military matters Mar 5, 2007
Lady Jane Grey was Queen for nine days in 1553 before being beheaded. Today she finds herself on page three of the Independent and the Telegraph. (BBC News -- UK)
Miniature could be second view of Lady Jane Grey Mar 5, 2007
A year ago, Lady Jane Grey was a queen of England, albeit for just nine days, of whom no portrait had survived. In November the National Portrait Gallery purchased a painting that, though made after her death, is believed to represent the teenager executed in the Tower of London aged 16 after Mary I took the throne. (Guardian Unlimited)
Fun Trivia about the Queen Mar 4, 2007
The painting of her execution (The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche) is one of the most beautiful in the National Gallery in London, England. 23. (Suite101.com)
A Tudor and a tortoise, both in fine voice Feb 26, 2007
Well, I am happy to report that all this pother was a waste of time, for "Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey" (Ballantine , $24 ... More particularly, Lady Jane Grey was the daughter of ruthless, abusive, power-hungry monsters who looked at her with disappointment ... It seems a little unfeeling to turn from poor, doomed Lady Jane Grey to a tortoise in an 18th-century village in Hampshire, and yet the creature in question is the subject of another nonfiction writer turned novelist. (Boston Globe)
Today in History - Feb. 11 Feb 12, 2007
In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being condemned for high treason. In 1818, Chile officially proclaimed its independence, more than seven years after initially renouncing Spanish rule. (MSNBC -- Race)
