Biographer Weir tries her hand at a fictional biography of Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) whose ten-day reign as queen ended with her death. The novel shows how Jane's parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of Dorset, bring her up from infancy to be the perfect consort for Henry VIII's son, Edward. When Edward dies, mother and father maneuver to put their 16-year-old daughter on the throne. Lady Jane Grey's story is told using multiple narrators, and the novel takes full advantage of Weir's expertise regarding Tudor customs and history.
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