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Celina
The novel is about the three Grey sisters, Jane, Katherine, and Mary. Philippa Gregory says on her website that the title is meant to be ambiguous: "Mary [Grey] is the last Tudor of the Brandon branch – a fascinating and unknown character to end such a famous line – but Elizabeth is the last ruling Tudor, the throne inherited by a Stuart." So it could refer to either Elizabeth or Mary Grey, and she and the other Grey sisters affect each others' lives to a great extent historically, so I suppose the title acknowledges that.
Ann Brogan
You are right of course. Jane Grey's surviving sisters predeceased Elizabeth I. I think the title of the novel is also misleading.
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