false 111218 13 I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir’s enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey–“the Nine Days’ Queen”–a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century. The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleyn’s beheading and the demise of Jane’s infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. With the premature passing of Jane’s adolescent cousin, and Henry’s successor, King Edward VI, comes a struggle for supremacy fueled by political machinations and lethal religious fervor. Unabashedly honest and exceptionally intelligent, Jane possesses a sound strength of character beyond her years that equips her to weather the vicious storm. And though she has no ambitions to rule, preferring to immerse herself in books and religious studies, she is forced to accept the crown, and by so doing sets off a firestorm of intrigue, betrayal, and tragedy. Alison Weir uses her unmatched skills as a historian to enliven the many dynamic characters of this majestic drama. Along with Lady Jane Grey, Weir vividly renders her devious parents; her much-loved nanny; the benevolent Queen Katherine Parr; Jane’s ambitious cousins; the Catholic “Bloody” Mary, who will stop at nothing to seize the throne; and the protestant and future queen Elizabeth. Readers venture inside royal drawing rooms and bed chambers to witness the power-grabbing that swirls around Lady Jane Grey from the day of her birth to her unbearably poignant death. Innocent Traitor paints a complete and compelling portrait of this captivating young woman, a faithful servant of God whose short reign and brief life would make her a legend. 910444 book 2006 Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey total:2464|5:556|4:1137|3:609|2:128|1:34| 2464 9445 4090 532 4 3 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 13:02:42 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:52:43 -0700 2009 Innocent Traitor, Alison Weir’s first work of historical fiction. With over ten works of history to her credit, Weir is one of my favorite British Renaissance and Reformation histori...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 23 07:16:23 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:35:50 -0800 2009 Innocent Traitor is good historical fiction that isn't smutted up. The only real problem is the multiple points of view. It is not there are too many speakers, but that too many speakers sound alike. There does not seem to be that much difference in tone between Katherine Parr and Frances Brandon...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 13:47:01 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 23:29:26 -0700 2009 Foxe's Book of Martyrs several times in my childhood, had forgotten that she is considered a martyr by the Anglican Church. It was therefor...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 20:53:51 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 21:06:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 25 06:01:04 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 06:03:11 -0700 2008 Innocent Traitor (which may sound like a Nora Roberts title but is actually the story o...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 04:23:55 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 04:43:41 -0700 2008
Cons: I found the protagonist's obsession (in the form of fear) with beheadings a bit of an eye-roller. We all know what is in store for Lady Jane; does it ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Dec 07 12:16:23 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 10:01:05 -0800 2007
T...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 19:10:01 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 22:07:59 -0700 2007
Innocent Traitor covers the life and death of Lady Jane Grey, known sometimes as the "nin...more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jan 13 04:59:13 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 05:01:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 13:50:01 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 21:34:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:17:25 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:41:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Jan 16 17:28:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 17:49:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:23:25 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:23:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 20 13:11:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:18:56 -0700 2009 This book taught me a lot about Lady Jane that I'd never known before. She was extremely educated and spoke five languages counting Greek, Latin and English. She was slightl...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 16 18:04:48 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 18:05:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:39:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:39:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 14:44:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 16:29:03 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 17:05:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 13:19:02 -0700 2009 1 Innocent Traitor is a very interesting story. At times I admired the Lady Jane for her conviction, love of learning and inner strength; and at other times I was annoyed with her complaints and poor self-worth, however understandable. This book is well written and the character development is excel...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 14:19:42 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 11:20:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 20 16:39:16 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 16:41:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111218