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- 9781681772448
- Book Title
- Crown of Blood : the Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Modern / 16th Century, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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"Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same." These were the heartbreaking words of a seventeen-year-old girl, Lady Jane Grey, as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Minutes later her head was struck from her body with a single stroke of a heavy axe. Her death for high treason sent shockwaves through the Tudor world, and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to a crown that the axe could fall at any time.Jane is known to history as "the Nine Days Queen," but her reign lasted, in fact, for thirteen days. The human and emotional aspects of her story have often been ignored, although she is remembered as one of the Tudor Era's most tragic victims. While this is doubtlessly true, it is only part of the complex jigsaw of Jane's story. She was a remarkable individual with a charismatic personality who earned the admiration and affection of many of those who knew her. All were impressed by her wit, passion, intelligence, and determined spirit. Furthermore, the recent trend of trying to highlight her achievements and her religious faith has, in fact, further obscured the real Jane, a young religious radical who saw herself as an advocate of the reformed faith--Protestantism--and ultimately became a martyr for it.Crown of Blood is an important and significant retelling of an often-misunderstood tale: set at the time of Jane's downfall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter moves between the past and the "present," using a rich abundance of primary source material (some of which has never been published) in order to paint a vivid picture of Jane's short and turbulent life. This dramatic narrative traces the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which Jane became involuntarily tangled--and which ultimately led to a shocking and catastrophic conclusion.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
1681772442
ISBN-13
9781681772448
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220216841
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crown of Blood : the Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 16th Century, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Da345.1.D9t25 2016
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Through meticulous research, Nicola Tallis pieces Lady Jane Grey's fascinating story together, and in so doing brings this extraordinary young woman vividly to life. Engagingly written and utterly compelling throughout. A stunning debut., This is a stunning debut from a young historian who deserves to be recognized as a major talent in her field. It's history as it should be written, vivid, colorful, pacy and evocative, but above all authentic and based on sound and innovative research. It's an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Lady Jane Grey. Most warmly recommended!, This is a wonderful investigation of Lady Jane Grey, enlightening and gripping, full of superb research and beautifully written. Nicola Tallis gives the tragic nine day queen brilliant and fascinating life., Crown of Blood is authoritative, thoughtful, and elegantly written. Telling use of original sources makes fresh and vivid--as well as moving--the story of a girl too often dismissed as a mere blank canvas onto which others could write. A genuinely impressive debut., Tallis narrates these dramatic events with all the verve and excitement that they deserve. Her portrait of Jane as something of a feminist before her time carries complete conviction. Nicola Tallis combines Jane's virtues as a scrupulous scholar herself, with a colorful background of how Tudor England looked, sounded and smelled. She has succeeded in drawing Jane out of the shadows., Tallis humanizes Grey, showing her willfulness as well as her desperation to please her remarkably unwise parents. Popular myths and earlier historical interpretations of key events receive fresh analysis aided by diligent research. Tallis's clear writing and well-paced narrative heighten the story's climactic and tragic ending., This is a stunning debut from a young historian who deserves to be recognized as a major talent in her field. It's history as it should be written, vivid, colorful, pacy and evocative, but-above all-authentic and based on sound and innovative research. It's an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Lady Jane Grey. Most warmly recommended! -- Alison Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author, The tragic life and short (nine-day) reign of Lady Jane Grey is eloquently explored. Ably guiding readers through the complex maze of familial connections and Tudor politics, the author presents an engaging portrait of a young woman whose sole crime was having had the misfortune to be born the great-niece of Henry VIII. Highly recommended for readers interested in British history or the Tudor era., Tallis takes this thin slice of fact and serves it up as a full banquet, filling in history's faint outline. The telling is by necessity speculative, since so little primary source material exists. Nevertheless, Tallis perseveres, presenting Jane as 'a spirited girl who demonstrated character, passion, talent and strength,' a serious bookworm who grew up in a household where new ideas flourished., This is a stunning debut from a young historian who deserves to be recognized as a major talent in her field. It's history as it should be written, vivid, colorful, pacy and evocative, but--above all--authentic and based on sound and innovative research. It's an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Lady Jane Grey. Most warmly recommended!, In her first book, Tallis makes an energetic case that Grey deserves more attention. Almost all existing documents cover only her final months, but Tallis does an admirable job turning up sources on her subject's early life which concentrate on her high-ranking parents and Jane's intense religious education.
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-276523
Dewey Decimal
942.053092 B
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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