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Innocent traitor : a novel of Lady Jane Grey
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- ISBN: 0345494857 (acid-free paper) :
- ISBN: 9780345494856 (acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
402 p. : map, geneal. table ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, c2006.
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| Subject: | Queens Fiction Grey, Jane Lady 1537-1554 Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | WEIR A (Text) | 33126020538470 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the great-niece of Henry VIII and cousin to his children, follows her turbulent life against the backdrop of Tudor power politics and religious upheaval, from her youth, to her nine-day reign as Queen of England, to its tragic aftermath. 75,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
A fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the great-niece of Henry VIII, follows her turbulent life against the backdrop of Tudor power politics and religious upheaval, from her youth, to her nine-day reign as Queen of England, to its tragic aftermath. - Random House, Inc.
I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live.
Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weirâs enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. It is the story of Lady Jane Greyââthe Nine Daysâ Queenââa fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century.
The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleynâs beheading and the demise of Janeâs infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. With the premature passing of Janeâs adolescent cousin, and Henryâs successor, King Edward VI, comes a struggle for supremacy fueled by political machinations and lethal religious fervor.
Unabashedly honest and exceptionally intelligent, Jane possesses a sound strength of character beyond her years that equips her to weather the vicious storm. And though she has no ambitions to rule, preferring to immerse herself in books and religious studies, she is forced to accept the crown, and by so doing sets off a firestorm of intrigue, betrayal, and tragedy.
Alison Weir uses her unmatched skills as a historian to enliven the many dynamic characters of this majestic drama. Along with Lady Jane Grey, Weir vividly renders her devious parents; her much-loved nanny; the benevolent Queen Katherine Parr; Janeâs ambitious cousins; the Catholic âBloodyâ Mary, who will stop at nothing to seize the throne; and the protestant and future queen Elizabeth. Readers venture inside royal drawing rooms and bedchambers to witness the power-grabbing that swirls around Lady Jane Grey from the day of her birth to her unbearably poignant death. Innocent Traitor paints a complete and compelling portrait of this captivating young woman, a faithful servant of God whose short reign and brief life would make her a legend.
âAn impressive debut. Weir shows skill at plotting and maintaining tension, and she is clearly going to be a major player in the . . . historical fiction game.â
âThe Independent
âAlison Weir is one of our greatest popular historians. In her first work of fiction . . . Weir manages her heroineâs voice brilliantly, respecting the pastâs distance while conjuring a dignified and fiercely modern spirit.â
âLondon Daily Mail