An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
293: Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Days' Queen (Part 1)
January 09, 2023
Description
Edward VI is dead - but who will succeed him on the throne? In the first of two episodes, Tom and Dominic discuss the succession question that surrounded the reign of Edward VI, the sole male heir...
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Books Referenced
The House of Dudley, A New History of Tudor England
Author: Joanne Paul
Context:
Dominic recommends this newly published book which he was reading while researching for the episode about the Dudley family in Tudor England
Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
Author: Eric Ives
Context:
Referenced as 'an absolutely brilliant book on this' that treats the Lady Jane Grey succession story 'as a kind of whodunit' with forensic analysis of documents and examination of suspects' motives