An excellent novel on Lady Jane Grey
Written: May 05 '08
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Pros: very accurate and interesting
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: Innocent Traitor is an excellent novel on Lady Jane Grey. It is entertaining and accurate.
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| talbert334's Full Review: Alison Weir - Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Ja... |
Lady Jane Grey was the grand-daughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary. She was a staunch Protestant and had a good claim to the throne. John Dudley was a Protestant and the most powerful man in England after the Protestant king, Edward VI. Edward's heir was his half-sister Mary who was a staunch Catholic. Mary was Dudley's enemy, so Dudley knew that he wouldn't fare well if Mary became Queen of England. When Dudley realized that Edward was dying, he encouraged him to name Jane as his heir. Meanwhile, Dudley had his son Guilford married to Jane so that he would always stay in power while she queen. Edward died, and Jane became Queen of England. Dudley planned on arresting Mary, but he was unable to. Therefore, she found Catholic troops to fight for her. Lady Jane grey was queen for only nine days before Mary triumphed and became queen. Dudley was executed soon afterwards. After spending about a year in the tower, Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Guilford Dudley, were executed. Jane was only sixteen.
Alison Weir has written many excellent nonfiction books on the Tudors. So, everything in this book is historically accurate. I borrowed this book from the library because I enjoy reading books on the Tudors. I read it and loved it. I afterwards bought because I knew that I would reread until the end of time.
This book is written in first person from the views of different people in the book. Jane Grey, Frances Brandon, Katherine Parr, Queen Mary I, John Dudley, and many others all get their own voices. I really liked that. In most novels on Jane Grey, Queen Mary I is presented as horrible because Jane didn't like her. However, since some parts of this book are narrated by Mary, you learn that Mary really didn't want to execute Jane.
At the beginning of each selection, the date and place is written to let you know when and where everything is taking place.
I have read this book twice and it never once was boring. Two of the nonfiction books that I have read on Lady Jane Grey are "Lady Jane Grey" by Hester Chapman and "The Children of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir. If nonfiction bores you but still want to learn about Lady Jane Grey, this is the book to read.
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