The tragic tale of the Lady Jane Grey -- the Nine Day Queen is well known. Sentenced to die as martyr her story would become legendary. But the tale of her mother is not so well-known.She was an ambitious woman who survived in turbulent times and sought to claim as much power for herself and her family as she could. History does not always look kindly on those who failed and she is no exception. Eclipsed first by her beautiful mother and then by her daughter -- Frances Grey became known as a cruel mother. She would be doomed to obscurity. But before the fall there was her rise...This is the story of her beginnings.
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