Identifier: sistersofladyjan01dave (find matches)
Title: The sisters of Lady Jane Grey and their wicked grandfather; being the true stories of the strange lives of Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, and of the ladies Katherine and Mary Grey, sisters of Lady Jane Grey, "the nine-days' queen,"
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Davey, Richard, b. 1848
Subjects: Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, d. 1545 Hertford, Katherine Seymour, Countess of, 1540-1568 Keys, Mary Grey, 1545?-1578 Cumberland, Eleanor (Brandon) Clifford, countess of. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, E.P. Dutton & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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to fail in adopting strong measuresin this business, as if Cecil were out of the way,the affairs of Your Majesty (the King of Spain)would be more favourably dealt with and religiousquestions as well, because this Cecil and his friendsare those who persecute the Catholics and dislikeYour Majesty, whereas the other man (LordRobert) is looked upon as faithful. . . If the Queenwould disgrace Cecil, it would be a great good tothem, and this man tried to persuade me to makeuse of Robert. . . . With regard to this particularbusiness (of the pamphlet), also, I would be gladto do as Robert desired. . . I have advice reachingme from all sides, and particularly from Catholics,that this punishment (i. e. the disgrace of Cecil)should be pressed upon the Queen. Neverthe-less, these sinister schemes do not seem to havecome to anything, since Cecil did not receiveso much as a reprimand; but, as already stated,he was well aware that he had aroused Her Majestys suspicions of him, and doubtless, with214
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WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURLEIGH Lady Katherine the Centre of Intrigues his characteristic acuteness, took good care todo nothing that might compromise him further.Lord John Grey was not so fortunate, though it isdifficult to see what he had to do with the affair;but all the same he received a warning, and waskept under arrest at Pirgo until his death. Itmay be that, apart from the abortive Spanishplot for the abduction of Lady Katherine, someother conspiracy was on foot to place her on theThrone, and that Lord John Grey was cognizantof this scheme. Really the Greys motto mightwell have been ** Save me from my friends,for their worst enemies were their most eagersupporters—Lady Janes execution was the im-mediate result of her fathers insurrection; andHaless attempt to vindicate Lady Katherineshonour, only served to increase Elizabeths angeragainst her and hers. The loss of the queens favour had a depress-ing effect on the health of Lord John Grey, who,on May 20, 1564, in a curious lette

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