The Sisters Who Would Be Queen

The dramatic untold story of the Grey sisters, heirs to the Tudor throne.Lady Jane Grey is an iconic figure in English history. Misremembered as the ¿Nine Days Queen¿, she has been mythologized as a child-woman destroyed on the altar of political expediency. Behind the legend, however, was an opinionated and often rebellious adolescent who died a passionate leader, not merely a victim. Growing up in Jane¿s shadow, her sisters Katherine and Mary would have to tread carefully to survive.The dramatic lives of the younger Grey sisters remain little known, but under English law they were the heirs ¿ and rivals ¿ to the Tudor monarchs Mary and Elizabeth I. The beautiful Katherine ignored Jane¿s dying request that she remain faithful to her beliefs, changing her religion to retain Queen Mary¿s favour only to then risk life and freedom in a secret marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth¿s throne.While Elizabeth¿s closest adviser fought to save Katherine, her younger sister Mary remained at co