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Jul 10, 2009 06:46AM
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I've never really read much about her, although I do know a bit of her story. I'll have to have a look around this group to see suggestions on good reading about her.
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I have no idea of the title; I would have read it in about 1978. Any thoughts on what it might have been?
It was, I think, a dark blue hardback.
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I've never really read much about her, although I do know a bit of her story. I'll have to have a look around this group to see suggestions on good readin..."
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir is really good. I didn't know a whole lot about Jane Grey before, but I learned a lot and really enjoyed the book.
MAP wrote: "Poor Jane. I've always had a soft spot for her; it seems her short life was nothing but one big misery."
I know you really have to feel for her
I know you really have to feel for her
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Thanks Mary!
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The first part of the book takes place directly after the death of Henry VIII and goes into a lot of detail regarding Jane's feelings toward her parents and her preference to learning above all else, as learning was the only thing she could do safely, without fear of punishment. It also speaks of her betrothal to Lord Hertford being broken in favor of her parents' desire for higher position, as well as to fit the Duke of Northumberland's schemes to raise his family's stature by marry his own son, Guilford Dudley (younger brother of Robert) to Jane. AW states that Jane would have preferred to never marry at all but accepted that marriage was a part of her role as an one in line to inherit the throne. She did, however, 'hate the Dudleys' and refused to marry Guilford on the grounds of her previous betrothal. Her parents finally won that argument when they flogged Jane into submission. When reading about Jane, you can't help but feel for the sweet girl who would have preferred to sit with a book than sit on a throne. She was incredibly Protestant and very intelligent. It would have been interesting to see what sort of Queen she would have made or what sort of life she would have lived had she been able to follow through on either of these paths.
The second part of the book focuses on Jane and Mary after the death of Edward VI. I'll be reading that in about 10 pages or so. I'll write more when I learn it if anyone is interested although I highly recommend reading the book :)
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Hi Lyn,
Here's the link for the book Children of England and I've added it to the bookshelf for the group. When looking for it to add it, I noticed that it's listed sometimes as The Children of Henry VIII instead of The Children of England: The Heirs of Henry VIII (which is what I have). My parents brought it back for me from a recent UK trip so I'm not sure if it's published under different titles for different locations or what?
Either way, The Children of Henry VIII isn't an accurate title as Jane is obviously not one. :)
Hope that helps!
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Also now it is a huge bonus about the Oct. read, I can hardly wait till I post the list of books to vote on to see which nine day Queen book will be chosen!
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The first part of the book..."
Oh this book looks good. I have only read The Innocent Traitor about Jane and would love to read more about her. I am excited that Octobers read is about her too.
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Me too! :)
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Also now it is a huge bonus about the Oct. read, I can hardly wait till I post the list of ..."
Collenn - I just got a notice from Amazon that my preordered copy won't arrive until Nov 4, too late for our October group read. Bummer. but there are a lot of other good books out there!
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Probably, I preordered from Amazon US, and the write up says it is supposed to be out October 2009, but my order says it will be delivered on November 4.
So - what is Oct GR?
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or
Innocent Traitor A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir
are teh only two I know of.
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Though I swear I read a novel about Lady Jane Grey when I was about 13 that cannot have been either of them, because they weren't published.
I have no idea what it was, though.
Edited to add: I looked up "Lady Jane Grey" here and got a few more hits that were novels; but not many. Several from the 1970s.
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I can;t find the place where we were speaking about the next read along on Jane Gray! What was decided ??
Thanks for help. Must order soon!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Innocent Traitor (other topics)Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey (other topics)
Innocent Traitor (other topics)
Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII (other topics)
The Last Boleyn (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Alison Weir (other topics)Ann Rinaldi (other topics)
Alison Weir (other topics)