A very well-researched, well-written and entertaining account of the Grey sisters. According to the will of Henry the 8th, Mary and Elizabeth were illegitamate (sp?) and unable to become Queen; he wanted the Grey sisters and their sons to be the heirs to his son Edward. Edward also wanted and this and included them in his will as his successors. This is the story of why this didn't happen and the consequences of being so close to the throne.