Weir, Alison. Innocent Traitor.(Brief article)(Book review)

* Weir, Alison. Innocent Traitor. 16 CDs. unabridged. 18 1/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4281-2030-3. $123.75; 16 cassettes. ISBN 978-1-4281-2028-0. $113.75. F

Historian Weir has written ten biographies about the British monarchy. In her first novel, she tells the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, who was the great-niece of Henry VIII and who reigned for nine days in 1553. Jane's parents, the Duke and Duchess of Suffolk, were ruthless in their political ambitions, and the author portrays them as abusive toward the precocious, intelligent, and pious Jane. Jane's happiest days were spent in the household of the Dowager Queen Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth …