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  1. A few verses from an anonymous 17th Century ballad about the fate of Lady Jane Grey.
    From the Golden Garland of Princely Pleasures, 1620
    Eleanor Cramer: soprano
    Richard De Winter: tenor
    Tamsin Lewis: alto
    A lamentable Ditty on the death of the Lord Guilford Dudley, and the Lady Iane Gray, that for their parents ambition, in seeking to make these two yong Princes King and Queene of England, were both beheaded in the Tower of London.
    To the tune of, Peter and Parnell.

    youtube.com/watch?v=X4K-40XRhG

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  2. Although one of Henry VIII’s smaller residences, Chelsea Manor had noteworthy associations with several Tudor queens, one of whom, Anne of Cleves, died there. Dr Elizabeth Norton searches out what is known about the manor, which is now long gone, almost without a trace.

    bit.ly/3XMLcWo

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  3. #OTD 1568 d. Lady Katherine Grey, who believed herself to be the wife of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford aged only 27. Katherine was the sister of Lady Jane Grey, and was, according to the will of Henry VIII, the heir to Elizabeth’s throne She had been under arrest for seven years for marrying without royal consent. Elizabeth I had had the marriage declared void, and showed no sign of forgiving her cousin.bit.ly/1gzYe4V #histodons #katherinegrey #ladyjanegrey #historyofroyalwomen

  4. We can’t think of many cosier ways to spend these January nights.

    ‘The Lost Chelsea Manor’ from Issue 04 (pictured here!) is the fourth in the series of Lost Tudor Palaces from regular contributor Dr Elizabeth Norton.

    bit.ly/3IR9dYL

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