The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase

Review 2: Historical fiction, is, without a doubt my guilty pleasure. History buffs who enjoy approaching history with ideas that are not found in the history books will thoroughly enjoy this book! While this book was fiction, it opened a whole new real of reasons why the reign of Queen Elizabeth was so successful. The idea that she conceived and delivered a chil in secret only fuels the fires upon which the 'virgin Queen' rumors circulate. Not the best fictional rendition of the story of Lady Jane Grey and the Grey sisters – I much preferred ‘The Lady of Misrule’ by Suzannah Dunn and I am looking forward to reading ‘Sisters of Treason’ by Elizabeth Fremantle.Review 1: This book has a very interesting view into the life of Queen Elizabeth I. The second half felt lacking somehow as a result. It almost felt as though the writer wanted to cover their stories but didn’t have the same knowledge as for Jane’s story. Katherine and Mary Grey are two very intriguing characters that not enough is really written about, so it would have been nice, as their stories after Jane’s death were covered, to get a little more. Some are covered in the afterword by the author, but some not, so don’t take this as being historically accurate in all cases.Īs to the writing, it is engaging to read, but I did feel that it was lacking in some storyline respects especially in the second half of the book. The basic storyline is historical fact but there are several instances where this deviates. This book, according to the title, you would expect to focus on Lady Jane Grey, but she dies about halfway through, so it is actually the story of the three Grey sisters and how Jane’s legacy affects her surviving sisters, Katherine, and Mary. Perhaps I enjoyed that one more because it was based on an idea that there is no historical evidence for, rather than following the historical timeline. I think I was expecting more from this book as I so enjoyed ‘The Virgin Queen’s Daughter’. They all encountered the wrath of queens themselves and this is a fictional retelling of how they all dealt with that and how the legacy of the Nine Day’s Queen influenced her sisters. This is the story of the Nine Day’s Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and her sisters, Katherine, and Mary.

The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase