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`How long do I have?` I force a laugh.`Not long, ` he says very quietly. `They have confirmed your sentence of death. You are to be beheaded tomorrow. We don`t have long at all.` Jane Grey was Queen of England for nine days. Using her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king`s half-sister Mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked Jane in the Tower. When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner`s block. There Jane turned her father`s greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdom. `Learn you to die` is the advice that Jane gives in a letter to her younger sister Katherine, who has no intention of dying. She intends to enjoy her
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` How long do I have?` I force a laugh.` Not long, ` he says very quietly. ` They have confirmed your sentence of death. You are to be beheaded tomorrow. We don`t have long at all.` Jane Grey was Queen of England for nine days. Using her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father & his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king`s half-sister Mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown & locked Jane in the Tower. When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner`s block. There Jane turned her father`s greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave & tragic martyrdom. ` Learn you to die` is the advice that Jane gives in a letter to her younger sister Katherine, who has no intention of dying. She intends to enjoy her beauty & her youth & find love. But her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure & infertile Queen Mary &, when Mary dies, to her sister Queen Elizabeth, who will never allow Katherine to marry & produce a potential royal heir before she does. So when Katherine`s secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the Tower. ` Farewell, my sister, ` writes Katherine to the youngest Grey sister, Mary. A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding Elizabeth`s suspicious glare. After watching her sisters defy the queen, Mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne. But she is determined to command her own destiny & be the last Tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless & unforgiving cousin Elizabeth. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ` Meticulously researched & deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal & divided loyalties is Gregory on top form` Good Housekeeping ` Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer...all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men` Sunday Times ` Engrossing` Sunday Express ` Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched & superbly told` The Times

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Grey - A colour often associated with old age (going grey)

dwarf - A creature originating from Germanic mythology.

England - A country within the United Kingdom.

strong - A descriptive word for an item that has physical strength

History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.

King - The figure head of a monarch

Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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