A review by sanewberg
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis

5.0

This book is everything I want out of a biography. The writing is both engaging and beautiful. The research is impeccable. Also, the book never veered off topic too much like some biographies do at times. Nicola Tallis did a great job of putting Jane Grey into context of the events and people around her, but it never felt like it became too much about other people. I also feel like I gained such a clear understanding of who Jane was and of the events of her life. I apprenticed that Jane was presented as sympathetic and obviously a victim but not a completely hapless and romanticized victim. Overall, this is a denominal book and I can't wait to read Nicola Tallis' other book (and anything else she writes tbh).