Lady Jane Grey

Eric Ives is Emeritus Professor of English History at the University of Birmingham and author of The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004). He has written widely on Tudor history, the history of law, and on the development of modern higher education. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE for services to history and the University of Birmingham.

• List of Illustrations. List of Figures.Preface.Titles and Offices.Figures.Map.Prologue.Part I The Scene.1 The Year of Three Sovereigns.2 In Search of Jane Grey.3 Jane Grey in Context.Part II The Protagonists.Jane Grey.4 A Damnable Inheritance.5 Jane the Person.6 Family Priorities.7 A Godly Upbringing.Mary Tudor.8 Father and Daughter.9 Sister and Brother.John Dudley.10 John Dudley: The Career.11 John Dudley: The Black Legend.12 John Dudley: Motives.Edward.13 The Young King.14 'My Deuise for the Succession'.15 King and Minister.16 The Will of a King.Part III Thirteen Days.17 Preparations.18 Jane the Queen.19 The Council in London.20 The March on Framlingham.21 A Second Front.22 The Rebellion of Mary Tudor.Part IV Consequences.23 Every Man for Himself.24 The Tower.25 Nemesis.26 The River of Jordan.27 Afterlife.28 Envoi.Notes.Bibliographical Abbreviations.Index.

"Written in a scholarly fashion, with an abundance of family trees, maps and a list of titles and offices, this book is a factual, yet compelling, take on a much covered story. A fascinating tale, this will appeal to both scholars and general readers alike." (Family History Monthly, 1 April 2012) "This is a thoroughly absorbing and ingenious book which will appeal to scholars and general readers alike." (History Today, June 2010)