The Story of London

Continuing and concluding the saga of the reign of Lady Jane Grey and her brief moment on the throne, the story follows the dramatic sudden twists, that were to see a London haberdasher suddenly become most important man in the kingdom for a few hours,

In July 1553, London witnessed a new Queen- Jane Grey, cousin of the late teenager Edward VI. her story is supposedly this tragic romantic tale of an innocent young woman placed upon the throne by an ambitious father-in-law… But as this chapter will

The last two years of the reign of Edward VI were VERY busy for London; there was a economic crisis to get out from under; there were brutal storms which devastated Flanders, which the cities merchants could exploit; there was the successful removal of

February 1551… and in a small town near London a terrible murder takes place; a man is killed by his wife and a large assortment of colourful characters, and the case of it creates an uproar that scandalises London all that year… and beyond. The cr

Welcome to the first of two special episodes celebrating the 4th birthday of the Story of London! In the years 1548 and 1549, London existed under the reign of the child King Edward VI, and his Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset… an