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A review by tinky47
L'innocente by Alison Weir
5.0
I keep reading about Tudor legacy and I love it. It was nice to read something not written by Phillipa Gregory, to get a different perspective.
Lady Jane Gray was one of two daughters, to her ambitious parents. Her mother was niece to King Henry and exceeding proud of her Tudor lineage. Jane was constantly reminded that she is only the substitute to the male heir her parents wished they had. Raised by her nurse, she is brought up to attend court and is taught her studies along side the princesses Elizabeth and Mary. She becomes one of the ladies to serve in Queen Katherine's court. This story tells Jane's tragic story, but also captures what a dangerous time it was. People were burned at street corners on Sundays for having the wrong beliefs. Religious faith was swapped out like fashion in order to keep alive.
After the death of King Henry and his sole male heir Prince Edward, England is prime for a civil war between, Catholics and Protestants. This book has many narrators to let the story of Lady Jane Gray, the young girl that conspirators put on the English throne to ensure the country would reclaim Protestant power, and to keep Princess Mary off the throne.
Lady Jane Gray was one of two daughters, to her ambitious parents. Her mother was niece to King Henry and exceeding proud of her Tudor lineage. Jane was constantly reminded that she is only the substitute to the male heir her parents wished they had. Raised by her nurse, she is brought up to attend court and is taught her studies along side the princesses Elizabeth and Mary. She becomes one of the ladies to serve in Queen Katherine's court. This story tells Jane's tragic story, but also captures what a dangerous time it was. People were burned at street corners on Sundays for having the wrong beliefs. Religious faith was swapped out like fashion in order to keep alive.
After the death of King Henry and his sole male heir Prince Edward, England is prime for a civil war between, Catholics and Protestants. This book has many narrators to let the story of Lady Jane Gray, the young girl that conspirators put on the English throne to ensure the country would reclaim Protestant power, and to keep Princess Mary off the throne.