Anne Somerset

A conflict of wills

It might seem odd that Eric Ives, the acclaimed biographer of Anne Boleyn, should turn his attention to another executed Tudor queen, Lady Jane Grey.

issue 24 October 2009

  • Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery

    Eric Ives

    Wiley/Blackwell, pp. 367

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