The fallen queen
By: Emily Purdy
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781847563453; 9780007459018
Subjects: Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554 Fiction; Biographical fiction; Fiction; Keys, Mary Grey, 1545?-1578 Fiction; Great Britain; Hertford, Katherine Seymour, Countess of, 1540-1568 Fiction; Elizabeth I, 1558-1603; History
Description: "Tyrannised by Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, Ladies Jane, Katherine and Mary Grey feared love was unthinkable. A gripping and bittersweet tale of broken families and broken hearts, courage and conviction, The Fallen Queen recounts an astonishing chapter in the hard-won battle for the Tudor throne. Led by love into the jaws of fate... Lady Jane Grey is crowned Queen at the behest of Edward VI. Her reign lasts only nine days before she is executed for treason. Lady Jane's two sisters, Katherine and Mary, live on into Elizabeth I's reign but in family misfortune they are bound, inspiring the Queen's wrath against them. In secret, Katherine and Mary risk everything and disobey the royal order by marrying the men they love. Will their treachery be discovered? And must they face imprisonment in the Tower of London, just as their sister did before them?" - Publisher's description.