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03648aam a2200361 i 4500 001 95CBD0DED9AD11E88C72F64797128E48 003 SILO 005 20181027010016 007 n 008 160219t20172016||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1681775557 trade paperback : 020 $a 9781681775555 trade paperback : 035 $a (OCoLC)940362360 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Tallis, Nicola,. 245 1 $a Crown of blood : $b the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey / $c Nicola Tallis. 250 $a First Pegasus Books paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Pegasus Books Ltd., $c 2017. 300 $a xxiv, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, genealogical tables ; $c 21 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index. 520 $a "A significant retelling of the often-misunderstood tale of Lady Jane Grey's journey through her trial and executionârecalling the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which she became involuntarily tangled, and which ultimately led to a catastrophic conclusion. "Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same.â These were the heartbreaking words of a seventeen-year-old girl, Lady Jane Grey, as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Minutes later her head was struck from her body with a single stroke of a heavy axe. Her death for high treason sent shockwaves through the Tudor world, and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to a crown that the axe could fall at any time. Jane is known to history as "the Nine Days Queen," but her reign lasted, in fact, for thirteen days. The human and emotional aspects of her story have often been ignored, although she is remembered as one of the Tudor Eraâs most tragic victims. While this is doubtlessly true, it is only part of the complex jigsaw of Janeâs story. She was a remarkable individual with a charismatic personality who earned the admiration and affection of many of those who knew her. All were impressed by her wit, passion, intelligence, and determined spirit. Furthermore, the recent trend of trying to highlight her achievements and her religious faith has, in fact, further obscured the real Jane, a young religious radical who saw herself as an advocate of the reformed faithâProtestantismâand ultimately became a martyr for it. Crown of Blood is an important and significant retelling of an often-misunderstood tale: set at the time of Janeâs downfall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter moves between the past and the âpresent,â using a rich abundance of primary source material (some of which has never been published) in order to paint a vivid picture of Janeâs short and turbulent life. This dramatic narrative traces the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which Jane became involuntarily tangledâand which ultimately led to a shocking and catastrophic conclusion."--amazon.com. 541 $d 20180807. 600 1 $a Grey, Jane, $c Lady, $d 1537-1554. 650 $a Queens $z Great Britain $x Biography. 651 $a Great Britain $x History $y Tudors, 1485-1603. 651 $a Great Britain $x History $x Succession $x History $y 16th century. 651 $a Great Britain $x Politics and government $y 1485-1603. 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204084804.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110070710.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191003013000.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20190416011314.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=95CBD0DED9AD11E88C72F64797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search