Victoria: The Queen: The Woman Who Shaped the Modern World Hardcover – 15 November 2016 (UK & US) For readers of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra and Sally Bedell Smith’s Elizabeth the Queen comes the story of the indefatigable British queen who built an empire and made the modern world: a sweeping, gorgeously written, page-turning new biography of Queen [read more]
The Tower of London has a long history. The White Tower in the middle was begun by William the Conqueror in 1078 and it was greatly expanded over the years under several monarchs. It has served as a prison from the beginning of its days. It also served as a royal residence, though those buildings are [read more]
It was the Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey’s father, who walked out onto Tower Hill, commanding his men-at-arms to leave their weapons behind, “I am but one man, but I here proclaim the Lady Mary’s Grace Queen of England.” Jane never saw her father again. Meanwhile, the Duke of Northumberland was arrested. He was [read more]
The Duke of Northumberland chose not to cause bloodshed and the final boost for Mary’s supporters came from John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, who declared for Mary on the ninth day of Lady Jane’s reign. Mary was now convinced that she had succeeded and she issued the following declaration, “By the Queen. Know ye [read more]
Apparently, Jane spent most of the eighth day of her reign in tears after a fight between the Duchess of Northumberland (her mother-in-law) and the Duke of Suffolk (her father) after the question of her husband becoming King or not, had once again come up. Meanwhile, the peasants in the country were refusing to take [read more]
Several members of the council switched their allegiance from Jane to Mary on the seventh day of Lady Jane’s reign. The Duke of Northumberland reached Cambridge on this day, but he received no further reinforcements. Mary received word from Sir Edmund Peckham, who had 10,000 men ready to march on London, giving her further confidence. [read more]
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