The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Tudor Succession, Court Intrigue, and Reformation Tragedy in Sixteenth-Century EnglandBy Richard Davey
Length14h
About this audiobook
Richard Davey's The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times is a richly textured historical biography that situates Jane Grey's brief reign within the volatile politics, religious conflict, and dynastic anxieties of Tudor England. Combining narrative history with documentary detail, Davey writes in the expansive, dramatic style of late nineteenth-century historical scholarship, attentive to court intrigue, family ambition, Protestant reform, and the tragic symbolism later attached to Jane's fall. Davey, an English journalist, historian, and biographer, was drawn to vivid figures caught at moments of political crisis. His broader interest in European courts, aristocratic society, and the personalities behind public events informs this study. Writing from a period fascinated by Tudor drama and moral character, he approaches Jane not merely as a victim, but as an educated young woman shaped by humanist learning, religious conviction, and the ruthless calculations of others. This book is recommended for readers interested in Tudor history, queenship, Reformation politics, and biographical studies that blend archival seriousness with literary force. It will especially appeal to those who wish to understand Lady Jane Grey beyond legend: as a historical actor whose nine days on the throne illuminate an entire age.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length14 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3THE NINE DAYS’ QUEEN
4CHAPTER I BRADGATE HALL AND THE GREYS OF GROBY
5CHAPTER II BIRTH AND EDUCATION
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6CHAPTER III THE LADY LATIMER
7CHAPTER IV THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD
8CHAPTER V MRS. ANNE ASKEW
9CHAPTER VI THE HOWARDS AND THE SEYMOURS
10CHAPTER VII HENRY VIII
11CHAPTER VIII CONCERNING THE LADY JANE AND THE QUEEN-DOWAGER[27]
12CHAPTER IX THE QUEEN AND THE LORD HIGH-ADMIRAL
13CHAPTER X THE LADY JANE GOES TO SEYMOUR PLACE
14CHAPTER XI THE EDUCATION OF LADY JANE
15CHAPTER XII JOHN DUDLEY, EARL OF WARWICK
16CHAPTER XIII THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF SOMERSET
17CHAPTER XIV THE LADY JANE MARRIES THE LORD GUILDFORD
18CHAPTER XV ON THE WAY TO THE TOWER
19CHAPTER XVI THE LADY JANE IS PROCLAIMED QUEEN
20CHAPTER XVII THE NINE DAYS’ REIGN
21CHAPTER XVIII THE LAST DAYS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
22CHAPTER XIX THE TRIAL OF QUEEN JANE
23CHAPTER XX THE SUPREME HOUR!
24CHAPTER XXI THE FATE OF THE SURVIVORS
25APPENDIX ICONOGRAPHY OF LADY JANE GREY AND HER FAMILY, ETC.
26Memorable Quotes
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