Queen Elizabeth I – The years of waiting (Part two)
Read part one here. Roger Ascham replaced William Grindal as Elizabeth’s tutor when William died in 1548, and he remained as her full-time tutor for […]
Jane Grey
Frances Brandon – Daughter of the French Queen (Part two)
Read part one here. Frances’s daughter Jane turned 15 years old in 1552 and was fast becoming known as one of the leading evangelical women […]
Frances Brandon – Daughter of the French Queen (Part one)
On 16 July 1517, Lady Frances Brandon was born at Hatfield Castle between two and three in the morning as the daughter of Mary Tudor, […]
Hundreds of people take part in a procession at Lady Jane Grey’s childhood home
Read more about Lady Jane Grey here.
The Grey Sisters – Katherine & Mary (Part 2)
Read part one here. Lady Mary Grey was just eight years old when her elder sister Jane and her father were executed. With the help […]
The Grey Sisters – Katherine & Mary (Part 1)
Lady Jane Grey is best known as the nine-day Queen of England who was eventually executed for treason in the reign of Queen Mary I. […]