Binding: Hardcover
Description: In 1601, as the reign of Elizabeth I drew to a close the civil lawyer Thomas Wilson identified the prevailing uncertainty over the English succession: upon whose head it will fall is by many doubted . During the first decade of the last Tudor monarch's reign however Lady Katherine Grey great - granddaughter of the first Tudor king Henry VII and sister of the ill - fated Lady Jane was widely viewed as the heir to Elizabeth's throne especially by Protestants hostile to the prospect of a Catholic succession. This book proposes a re - examination of the life and legacy of Katherine Grey in the context of late sixteenth - century succession debates sexual intrigue and Reformation politics. Katherine's importance as a claimant to the throne of Elizabeth I will also be explored with regard to contemporary attitudes to female monarchy. While Katherine has usually been identified as a tragic figure her significance as heiress to the crown according to the last will and testament of Henry VIII has perhaps been neglected given that Elizabeth was eventually succeeded by James VI of Scotland son of the executed Mary Queen of Scots. If the wishes of Henry had been followed however then it would surely have been Katherine's eldest son Edward who became king of England in the spring of 1603.
Title: Lady Katherine Grey A Dynastic Tragedy
Author(s): Byrne Conor
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780750999700
Pages: 288 Pages, 8 Plates, Color; 16 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 4/9/2024
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700