In an age where a male heir is considered paramount, Jane's parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of Dorset, see an opportunity for Jane to marry a wealthy aristocrat, perhaps even to Henry's son Edward, the future King, who will one day need a wife. Told from multiple view points, Innocent Traitor recounts Jane's sheltered childhood, troubled home life and penchant for learningĪnd on to her ascendancy as the reluctant queen when this girl of "of privileged royal blood" became an innocent pawn for the great aristocratic families of the time. Jane's brief rule ended, however, when the authorities revoked her proclamation as queen, and Mary had her executed for treason. The Roman Catholic Princess Mary, from ascending to the throne.
Queen, even if only as part of a power-struggle to stop Henry's elder daughter, The Protestant powers of the land did indeed prove willing to accept Lady Jane Grey as Though Jane's accession to the throne was codified by King Edward VI, many felt that her reign in fact breached the English laws of succession. Illuminates the life of Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), the great-granddaughter of Henry VII of England who reigned as uncrowned queen of of England for nine days in July 1553.
In her novel Innocent Traitor, Alison Weir Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane GreyĬlick here to read reviewer Luan Gaines' take on Innocent Traitor.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey- book review
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