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Born into aristocracy, the Grey sisters were the great-granddaughters of Henry VII, grandnieces to Henry VIII, legitimate successors to the English throne, and rivals to Henry VIII’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Lady Jane, the eldest, was thrust center stage by uncompromising religious politics when she briefly succeeded Henry’s son, the young Edward VI. Dubbed “the Nine Days Queen” after her short, tragic reign from the Tower of London, Jane has over the centuries earned a special place in the affections of the English people as an abused child and a “queen of the public heart.” But as de Lisle reveals, Jane was actually more rebel than victim, more leader than pawn, and Mary and Katherine Grey would have to tread carefully in order to avoid sharing their elder sister’s violent fate.

Navigating the politics of the Tudor court after Jane’s death was a precarious challenge. Katherine Grey earned the trust of Mary I, only to risk her future with a love marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth’s throne. Mary Grey, considered too petite and plain to be significant, looked for her own escape from the burden of her royal blood—an impossible task after she followed her heart and also incurred the queen’s envy, fear, and wrath.

Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life, unearthing the details of Katherine’s and Mary’s dramatic stories, and casting new light on Elizabeth’s reign, Leanda de Lisle gives voice and resonance to the lives of the Greys and offers perspective on their place in history and on a time when a royal marriage could gain you a kingdom or cost you everything.]]> 2008 5 2 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 10:13:50 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 11:32:47 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 76872408 1375548 6249195 0345491351 9780345491350 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6249195.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey_A_Tudor_Tragedy 3.61 28 The Sisters Who Would Be Queen breathes fresh life into these three young women, who were victimized in the notoriously vicious Tudor power struggle and whose heirs could otherwise be ruling England today.

Born into aristocracy, the Grey sisters were the great-granddaughters of Henry VII, grandnieces to Henry VIII, legitimate successors to the English throne, and rivals to Henry VIII’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Lady Jane, the eldest, was thrust center stage by uncompromising religious politics when she briefly succeeded Henry’s son, the young Edward VI. Dubbed “the Nine Days Queen” after her short, tragic reign from the Tower of London, Jane has over the centuries earned a special place in the affections of the English people as an abused child and a “queen of the public heart.” But as de Lisle reveals, Jane was actually more rebel than victim, more leader than pawn, and Mary and Katherine Grey would have to tread carefully in order to avoid sharing their elder sister’s violent fate.

Navigating the politics of the Tudor court after Jane’s death was a precarious challenge. Katherine Grey earned the trust of Mary I, only to risk her future with a love marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth’s throne. Mary Grey, considered too petite and plain to be significant, looked for her own escape from the burden of her royal blood—an impossible task after she followed her heart and also incurred the queen’s envy, fear, and wrath.

Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life, unearthing the details of Katherine’s and Mary’s dramatic stories, and casting new light on Elizabeth’s reign, Leanda de Lisle gives voice and resonance to the lives of the Greys and offers perspective on their place in history and on a time when a royal marriage could gain you a kingdom or cost you everything.]]> 2008 5 4 false Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 19:02:45 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 07:02:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 72892917 2330989 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 5 2 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 09:49:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 09:49:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 79648429 1110530 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 3 0 false Sun Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 09:59:52 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 06:36:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78072719 1596850 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:50:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:53:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76123633 261941 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 5 0 false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:38:14 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:48:09 -0700 2009 52771731 2223975 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 15 08:57:25 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:47:34 -0700 2009
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Born into aristocracy, the Grey sisters were the great-granddaughters of Henry VII, grandnieces to Henry VIII, legitimate successors to the English throne, and rivals to Henry VIII’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Lady Jane, the eldest, was thrust center stage by uncompromising religious politics when she briefly succeeded Henry’s son, the young Edward VI. Dubbed “the Nine Days Queen” after her short, tragic reign from the Tower of London, Jane has over the centuries earned a special place in the affections of the English people as an abused child and a “queen of the public heart.” But as de Lisle reveals, Jane was actually more rebel than victim, more leader than pawn, and Mary and Katherine Grey would have to tread carefully in order to avoid sharing their elder sister’s violent fate.

Navigating the politics of the Tudor court after Jane’s death was a precarious challenge. Katherine Grey earned the trust of Mary I, only to risk her future with a love marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth’s throne. Mary Grey, considered too petite and plain to be significant, looked for her own escape from the burden of her royal blood—an impossible task after she followed her heart and also incurred the queen’s envy, fear, and wrath.

Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life, unearthing the details of Katherine’s and Mary’s dramatic stories, and casting new light on Elizabeth’s reign, Leanda de Lisle gives voice and resonance to the lives of the Greys and offers perspective on their place in history and on a time when a royal marriage could gain you a kingdom or cost you everything.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:41:40 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 24 10:22:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 71729162 2652324 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 3 0 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 19:07:17 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 08:26:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 73475904 2801198 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:38:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:39:43 -0700 2009 60837685 2445401 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Tue Jun 23 15:34:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:31:36 -0700 2009 82659658 2209421 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Wed Dec 30 18:06:46 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 18:06:46 -0800 2009 82648095 2800966 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Wed Dec 30 16:37:45 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 16:35:00 -0800 2009 82600732 2446676 6249195 0345491351 9780345491350 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6249195.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey_A_Tudor_Tragedy 3.61 28 The Sisters Who Would Be Queen breathes fresh life into these three young women, who were victimized in the notoriously vicious Tudor power struggle and whose heirs could otherwise be ruling England today.

Born into aristocracy, the Grey sisters were the great-granddaughters of Henry VII, grandnieces to Henry VIII, legitimate successors to the English throne, and rivals to Henry VIII’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Lady Jane, the eldest, was thrust center stage by uncompromising religious politics when she briefly succeeded Henry’s son, the young Edward VI. Dubbed “the Nine Days Queen” after her short, tragic reign from the Tower of London, Jane has over the centuries earned a special place in the affections of the English people as an abused child and a “queen of the public heart.” But as de Lisle reveals, Jane was actually more rebel than victim, more leader than pawn, and Mary and Katherine Grey would have to tread carefully in order to avoid sharing their elder sister’s violent fate.

Navigating the politics of the Tudor court after Jane’s death was a precarious challenge. Katherine Grey earned the trust of Mary I, only to risk her future with a love marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth’s throne. Mary Grey, considered too petite and plain to be significant, looked for her own escape from the burden of her royal blood—an impossible task after she followed her heart and also incurred the queen’s envy, fear, and wrath.

Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life, unearthing the details of Katherine’s and Mary’s dramatic stories, and casting new light on Elizabeth’s reign, Leanda de Lisle gives voice and resonance to the lives of the Greys and offers perspective on their place in history and on a time when a royal marriage could gain you a kingdom or cost you everything.]]> 2008 0 0 false Wed Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 11:03:27 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 11:07:02 -0800 2009 82558575 1436130 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Wed Dec 30 04:10:39 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 30 04:10:53 -0800 2009 82524724 1341491 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Tue Dec 29 19:18:44 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 19:18:44 -0800 2009 82312589 355366 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Mon Dec 28 11:44:54 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 11:44:54 -0800 2009 82104810 850663 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Sat Dec 26 15:18:05 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 15:18:05 -0800 2009 82082775 915958 3980321 0007219059 9780007219056 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3980321.The_Sisters_Who_Would_Be_Queen_The_Tragedy_of_Katherine_Mary_and_Lady_Jane_Grey 3.61 28 2008 0 0 false Sat Dec 26 10:27:46 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 10:27:46 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3980321