From The Independent:
Brooch identifies portrait as Lady Jane Grey, the girl who reigned for nine days
By Louise Jury, Arts Correspondent
Published: 05 March 2007For decades, the female sitter in this 16th-century miniature painting remained unidentified. But after investigating the woman’s jewellery, the historian David Starkey is now convinced this is the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey painted during her lifetime to have survived.
I’ll update if I find some links to more articles or images
Update: (link died… so I’ve removed it)
Plus, I forgot to mention it last week, but Alison Weir’s first novel, Innocent Traitor, came out in the US last week. Here are links to Amazon.com and Amazon.uk for the book:
It was an incredible book, I wasn’t able to put it down till I finished it, I never new so much about Lady Jane Grey, and I never felt so sorry for someone till I read that book, Its sad but very interesting, a great read!
I hadn’t known that Alison Weir was writing fiction, but when I found this at my library I squeaked with excitement!!! The book lived up to all my expectations and more – not only is it written with the incredible historical detail that one would expect from someone like Alison Weir, but it is also a thought-provoking look at Lady Jane Grey, her parents, other Tudor courtiers, and the role of duty and religion in Tudor politics. Brilliant! I want to read so much more on Lady Jane Grey now – the book really brings her to life.
Teeny tiny non-Grey related comment: Yale’s in New Haven. Not Hartford.
Yours in the interest of accuracy,
A Friend