Raven Queen by Pauline Francis

Lady Jane Grey confronts a stolen crown

Good Condition – moderate cover wear with creased corners and page-edge tanning.

Lady Jane Grey is remembered as the Nine Days’ Queen, but behind the title was a highly educated teenage girl trapped by Tudor ambition. Raised under harsh expectations and married for political advantage, Jane finds herself placed on the English throne after the death of Edward VI, despite knowing that Princess Mary has the stronger claim and public support. As rival factions close around her, private affection and religious conviction collide with the deadly demands of power. Pauline Francis reimagines Jane’s final years through an intimate historical narrative that gives emotional depth to a figure often reduced to a brief footnote. Raven Queen is a tense and moving story of love, conscience and courage, following a young woman who must face the consequences of a crown she never truly controlled.