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Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she was merely a pawn in a dynastic power game with the highest stakes, she lived a live in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Jane's astonishing and essentially tragic story was played out during one of the most momentous periods of English history. As a great-niece of Henry VIII, and the cousin of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, she grew up realize that she could never throw off the chains of her destiny. Her honesty, intelligence and strength of character carry the reader through all the vicious twists of Tudor power politics, to her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion.… (més)
shamicnic: This historical fiction book preceeds "Innocent Traitor" by telling the story of Anne Boleyn from the intriguing point of view of her sister, Mary Boleyn.
This book intrigued me when I first heard about it. I thought this book was the culmination of years of research, since Jane Grey is so rarely known. Clearly, I was mistaken. It doesn’t really tell us much about Jane Grey’s life. It’s more of a fictionalized account of her life, and the lack of factual information disappointed me. The book could have been better if it had included more accurate details on Jane Grey's life.
It begins with two very dull parallel birth scenes, then gets progressively worse. Instead of capturing my attention, the language is tedious and pedestrian. From what I understand, Jane Grey’s parents did not complain about the fact that she was a daughter. It is possible they expected Jane to perform well, but I do not believe they were disappointed because she was a daughter. I find it extremely irritating when the author depicts women in a historical fiction novel as being like one another. The author portrays the characters with similar bland personalities, always showing them as weak and not resembling humans at all.
The story of how the Duke of Northumberland poisoned Edward VI, smothered a lookalike, and switched their bodies to hide the foul play is buried among the gibberish. There are no words to describe how absurd this is. This is a complete fabrication, as there is no evidence to support this conspiracy theory. I know all that for sure is that Edward VI died of an illness at a very young age. The rest is just speculation and rumor.
It’s been a while since I read anything about Jane Grey’s life. Most of these books/articles dismiss the idea that someone forced Jane Grey into a loveless marriage and exploited her. All accounts, including contemporary accounts, show that Jane was a strong and independent woman who could make her own decisions. She actually agreed to marry Guildford willingly. She was (reportedly) the driving force behind her inauguration as queen. It also ordered the same husband by her to be a duke instead of a king.
Jane Grey could have been a victim of domestic violence and chosen for her husband's ambition. Weir lacks a history degree, but many qualified historians believe that Jane and Guildford had a happy marriage and genuinely loved each other.
The author may have made Guildford look bad to make the novel's heroine seem innocent. It would make readers more invested in the heroine's character and story by garnering sympathy.. It would also provide an interesting narrative arc and drive the story forward.
I lost a lot of trust in Weir at that point, regardless of her past accomplishments. Innocent Traitor is dull, wildly inaccurate, and unimpressive. ( )
I enjoyed Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir. I was spurred on to learn more about Queen Jane. I did not enjoy learning that things didn't go as they went in the book. Despite fiction license, Philippa Greggory would have included footnotes to annotate that certain parts of the book were based on other historical narratives and that other views exist. ( )
This book is a good beach read, but don't expect literature. Most of the characters are stereotyped, such as Jane's overly ambitious and cruel parents, jane herself is too saintly, etc. It felt as if the facts of history forced the characters to be one dimensional. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book. ( )
Innocent Traitor is a tragic story about a young woman who was used as a pawn to gain power in the British monarchy. The author has built up the characters so that the reader gets to know all involved. This is a very long book and one that takes a lot of concentration to keep plugging through the story. It received four stars here in this review. ( )
Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she was merely a pawn in a dynastic power game with the highest stakes, she lived a live in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Jane's astonishing and essentially tragic story was played out during one of the most momentous periods of English history. As a great-niece of Henry VIII, and the cousin of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, she grew up realize that she could never throw off the chains of her destiny. Her honesty, intelligence and strength of character carry the reader through all the vicious twists of Tudor power politics, to her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion.
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It begins with two very dull parallel birth scenes, then gets progressively worse. Instead of capturing my attention, the language is tedious and pedestrian. From what I understand, Jane Grey’s parents did not complain about the fact that she was a daughter. It is possible they expected Jane to perform well, but I do not believe they were disappointed because she was a daughter. I find it extremely irritating when the author depicts women in a historical fiction novel as being like one another. The author portrays the characters with similar bland personalities, always showing them as weak and not resembling humans at all.
The story of how the Duke of Northumberland poisoned Edward VI, smothered a lookalike, and switched their bodies to hide the foul play is buried among the gibberish. There are no words to describe how absurd this is. This is a complete fabrication, as there is no evidence to support this conspiracy theory. I know all that for sure is that Edward VI died of an illness at a very young age. The rest is just speculation and rumor.
It’s been a while since I read anything about Jane Grey’s life. Most of these books/articles dismiss the idea that someone forced Jane Grey into a loveless marriage and exploited her. All accounts, including contemporary accounts, show that Jane was a strong and independent woman who could make her own decisions. She actually agreed to marry Guildford willingly. She was (reportedly) the driving force behind her inauguration as queen. It also ordered the same husband by her to be a duke instead of a king.
Jane Grey could have been a victim of domestic violence and chosen for her husband's ambition. Weir lacks a history degree, but many qualified historians believe that Jane and Guildford had a happy marriage and genuinely loved each other.
The author may have made Guildford look bad to make the novel's heroine seem innocent. It would make readers more invested in the heroine's character and story by garnering sympathy.. It would also provide an interesting narrative arc and drive the story forward.
I lost a lot of trust in Weir at that point, regardless of her past accomplishments. Innocent Traitor is dull, wildly inaccurate, and unimpressive. (