(c) Graffeg Limited ‘1000 Tudor People’ is a must have for anyone with an interest in the Tudor period. Included in the 1000 are royalty, consorts, nobility and ordinary people. As well as biographies, this richly illustrated book covers a wealth of other information including life in the Tudor world, a comprehensive time line of events, family trees of the royal and leading noble families and lists of Archbishops, Lord Chancellors and Knights of the Garter. The biographies include Lady Jane, her sisters, Katherine and Mary, her parents, her in-laws and some of her brothers and sisters in-la ..read more

(c) W&N ‘Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen’s ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated marriage alliance were all forms of political agency wielded expertly by women. The Waiting Game explores the daily lives of ladies-in-waiting, revealing the secrets of recruitment, costume ..read more

‘Three Queens’ by Rosamund Gravelle, opened tonight at the Barons Court Theatre in London. (c) Barons Court Theatre ‘February, 1554. ​Queen Mary wears the crown of a nation divided by religion. Before the dawn breaks, confessions will be made, prayers will be sent, and more than one life will hang in the balance. Queen Mary is determined to save the soul of England. Future Queen Elizabeth is desperate to avoid her mother’s fate, and teenage Queen Jane Grey’s rebellion seeks to unravel everything. Told in real time over one sleepless night, the play follows three women maneuvering for power ..read more

30 July – Tudor Executions: From Nobility To The Block by Helene Harrison (c) Pen and Sword ‘The Tudors as a dynasty executed many people, both high and low. But the nobility were the ones consistently involved in treason, either deliberately or unconsciously. Exploring the long sixteenth century under each of the Tudor monarchs gives a sense of how and why so many were executed for what was considered the worst possible crime and how the definition of treason changed over the period. This book examines how and why Tudor nobles like Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham; Queen Consort Ann ..read more

On Wednesday 3rd April, Stephan Edwards gave a talk about Lady Jane portraiture at Syon. Syon is the home to a possible portrait of Jane. So it was wonderful to see the portrait before Stephan’s talk ..read more

(c) Graffeg Limitied ‘The incredible lives and deaths of 1000 Tudor people are explored in this authoritative single volume: royalty, military and religious leaders, Lords Chancellor, Knights of the Garter, philosophers, traders, gardeners, musicians, rebels, witches and many more feature in this illustrated compendium. Every Tudor follower should have this as their companion.’ From Graffeg.com Further details – Tudor Times Further details – Graffeg.com ..read more

‘Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen’ by Nicola Tallis was published by Michael O’Mara Books on 29th February 2024. Dr Tallis is also the author of ‘Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey’, ‘Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester’, ‘Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch’ and ‘All The Queen’s Jewels 1445-1548.’ Buy ‘Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen’: Amazon.co.uk (c) Olivia Peters Follow Nicola Tallis on Social Media: Nicola’s website: Nicola Tallis Twitter: @NicolaTallis Many th ..read more

(c) BBC History Magazine The March edition of BBC History Magazine has an article by Nicola Tallis that briefly mentions Lady Jane. ‘Sisters at War’ looks at ‘the feuds that tore the Tudor sisters apart ..read more

(c) Pen and Sword History ‘Tudor Feminists’ looks at the lives of 10 women ranging from royalty (Queens and a potential heir to the throne) to landowners to a pirate. What these women have in common is that each in their own way can be seen to have fought against the restrictions placed on them by society. By focussing on how they did this, the author presents a different perspective on the familiar lives of Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. I found it particularly interesting to learn more about Margaret Pole, Amelia Lanier and Grainne O’Malley and am always glad to see Arbella Stuart in ..read more

‘This revised edition provides important new additions to a previous title by the same author published in 2014. Since that earlier work, two ‘lost’ portraits said to depict Jane Grey Dudley have re-emerged and are considered here in much greater detail. Lady Jane Grey Dudley was proclaimed Queen of England on 10 July 1553 following the untimely death of Henry VIII’s only son and successor, King Edward VI. But sixteen-year-old Jane lacked the support of a majority of her would-be subjects, who rallied instead to Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary Tudor. Jane was deposed after just nine days ..read more