Lady Jane Grey: another Protestant myth dismantled by a Catholic historian

Holy Smoke Book of the Month: The Sisters who would be Queen by Leanda de Lisle, Harper Press The Protestant version of Tudor history has taken a battering in recent years, ever since The Stripping of the Altars. Here is a gripping account of the tragedy of Lady Jane Grey and her sisters that dismantles two myths. First, the idea that England's "Nine Day Queen" - actually a usurper - was sweetly naive. Second, the image of Queen Elizabeth I as a d...

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