The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy - Hardcover

De Lisle, Leanda

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9780345491350: The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy

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An extensive account evaluates the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey while offering insight into the parallel experiences of her sisters and the broader Grey family, detailing Jane's short reign and the royal bloodline that exposed all three to Elizabeth I's enmity. By the author of After Elizabeth.

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�’A deep and fascinating account. Leanda de Lisle’s close focus draws us into palace corridors, country houses and city streets where the excitement, intrigue and danger of the times are palpable.’ Jane Dunn on AFTER ELIZABETH.

�’This masterly account recaptures superbly the edgy,wary feel of court and country at the key moment when Tudor England was transformed into Stuart Britain. In emphasising the faults of Queen Elizabeth I and the acuity of her successor King James I, Leanda de Lisle has brilliantly subverted the traditional story.’ Andrew Roberts on AFTER ELIZABETH.

�‘Leanda de Lisle has done what historians, to date, have overlooked. She spots the story in the seemingly uneventful handover of power to James I after Elizabeth’s death, and rediscovers its thrilling drama. James accession was far from inevitable – de Lisle vividly recounts the uncertainty, greed, intrigue and hypocrisy that defined the new age. This is an original, informative,absorbing account, written with verve and style.’ John Guy on AFTER ELIZABETH.

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`Leanda de Lisle has done a sterling job in retelling the story of Jane Grey, and excavating that of her two sisters.'

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PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date2009
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ISBN 13 9780345491350
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The Sisters Who Would be Queen Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy

De Lisle, Leanda

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ISBN 10: 0345491351 ISBN 13: 9780345491350

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition; First Printing. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "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 a woman a kingdom or cost her everything."; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 354 pages. Seller Inventory # 17886

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