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Nicola Tallis

Biography

Nicola Tallis

Nicola Tallis achieved a first-class bachelor’s degree with honors in history from Bath Spa University. She also has an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway College, University of London. Nicola has been passionate about English history all of her life, and has worked as a curator, lecturer and historical researcher. She is currently the resident historian for Alison Weir Tours. CROWN OF BLOOD, her first book, is the result of five years of research on the Grey family.

Nicola Tallis

Books by Nicola Tallis

Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
by Nicola Tallis - History, Nonfiction

The beheading of 17-year-old Lady Jane Grey for high treason in the year 1554 sent shockwaves through the Tudor world, and served as a gruesome reminder to all who aspired to a crown that the axe could fall at any time. Set at the time of Jane’s downfall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter in CROWN OF BLOOD moves between the past and the “present,” using a rich abundance of primary source material (some of which has never been published) in order to paint a vivid picture of Jane’s short and turbulent life.