Note 168 — Chapter XVII · 1553 Lady Jane as Queen—Mary asserts her claims—The English envoys at Brussels—Mary’s popularity—Northumberland leaves London—His farewells.
Reading edition
The foregoing details are mostly taken from Stowe’s Chronicle. At this point The Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary by a Resident in the Tower (Camden Society), takes up the tale. The anonymous author plainly speaks from personal knowledge, and is the principal authority for this period.