Alison Weir - Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey

Pros: Very well written, well researched novel.
Cons: The use of first person narrative is clumsy to start with.

Longtime history author Alison Weir has taken on one of the more tragic tales of Tudor kings and queens in her latest work, Innocent Traitor, which takes a close look at the Nine Days Queen, Lady Jane Grey. The story starts with two women in ...

Pros: Well written, well researched, engaging, accurate
Cons: None

My Opinion:< b>< p> "Innocent Traitor" drew my attention for a couple of reasons: one being the recent slew of historical fiction novels, especially those concentrating on the Tudors, and second being the fact that a renowned historian Alison ...

Pros: very accurate and interesting
Cons: none

Lady Jane Grey was the grand-daughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary. She was a staunch Protestant and had a good claim to the throne. John Dudley was a Protestant and the most powerful man in England after the Protestant king, Edward VI. Edward's heir was ...

Pros: Different religious views were very interesting. The author remains very organized in the text.
Cons: The ending was rushed, not satisfying a reader who expected a more detailed, tragic end.

The book was phenomenal and made me want to turn the page and go on ‘till the end. Innocent Traitor is a book where it is easy to reflect on one’s own life and compare it to life in the 1500’s. The summary of the book proved to be more ...

Pros: Beautifully written, gives a unique perspective to Lady Jane’s story
Cons: none

This unique historical fiction novel tells the story of Lady Jane Gray who was Queen of England for only nine days. From her birth to her execution, Alison Weir does an outstanding job in telling Lady Jane Gray’s story though the eyes of the characters ...