CROWN OF BLOOD: THE DEADLY INHERITANCE OF LADY JANE GREY
Book ID/图书代码： 00530016B90012
English Summary/英文概要： ‘Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same’. These were the heartbreaking words of a seventeen-year-old girl, Lady Jane Grey, as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Minutes later her head was struck from her body with a single stroke of a heavy axe, and her soul winged its way to the Protestant heaven in which she had so vehemently believed. Her death for high treason sent shockwaves through the Tudor world, and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to a crown that the axe could fall at any time.
Jane is known to history as ‘the Nine Days Queen’, and while her story has been told, historians often ignore the human and emotional aspects of it. Furthermore the recent trend of trying to highlight her achievements and her religious faith has in fact further obscured the real Jane, a young religious radical who saw herself as an advocate of Protestantism, and ultimately became a martyr for her faith. Crown of Blood is an important and significant retelling of an often misread tale: set at the time of Jane’s fall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter moves between the past and the ‘present’ in order to unravel the grim tapestry of Lady Jane Grey’s life, and chart the deadly intrigues that led inexorably to its horrific and searing climax.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： “善良的人啊，我即将死去，根据一项法律我即将死去。”这是年近17岁的Jane Grey在1554年一个寒冷的冬日清晨即将被执行死刑之前说出的令人痛心的话。几分钟后，她的头被一把大斧砍了下来，她的灵魂飞向了天堂。她的死亡震惊了整个都铎王朝，对那些渴望皇冠最后却可能迎来斧头的人也是一个沉重的提醒 。
Jane在历史上被称为“九日皇后”，而历史学家在讲述她的故事时，往往忽略了其人性和情感的一面。而近年来倾向于强调其成就和宗教信仰的各类研究实际上进一步模糊了Jane的真实一面——一个宗教激进的年轻女孩，支持新教，最后却成了信仰的牺牲者。本书重新讲述了Jane的故事，将时间设置在Jane被打压之时，跟随她的步伐经历审判和执行死刑。各章节在过去和“现在”之间来回穿梭，旨在揭开Jane的真实生活，并记录导致其最终悲剧的各种错综复杂的线索。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况："Crown of Blood is authoritative, thoughtful, and elegantly written. Telling use of original sources makes fresh and vivid—as well as moving—the story of a girl too often dismissed as a mere blank canvas onto which others could write. A genuinely impressive debut."Sarah Gristwood, author of Blood Sisters and Game of Queens
"Through meticulous research, Nicola Tallis pieces Lady Jane Grey’s fascinating story together, and in so doing brings this extraordinary young woman vividly to life. Engagingly written and utterly compelling throughout. A stunning debut."
Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors and Thomas Cromwell
About the Author/作者介绍： Nicola Tallis，毕业于巴斯泉大学历史系，在伦敦大学皇家霍洛威学院获得公共历史硕士学位，目前在温切斯特大学攻读博士学位，其论文主要研究1445年至1548年间的英格兰皇后。她一直都对英国历史兴趣浓厚，并担任历史研究员的工作。
Nicola Tallis graduated from Bath Spa University with a first class BA Hons. degree in History, and has an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway College, University of London. She is currently conducting research for her PhD at the University of Winchester, where her thesis investigates the jewellery collections of the queens of England between 1445 and 1548. She has been passionate about English history all of her life, and has worked as a historical researcher, and with Historic Royal Palaces and the National Trust. Nicola currently works as the Curator at Sudeley Castle, and featured...
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