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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Lady-Jane-GreyLady Jane Grey | Biography, Facts, & Execution | Britannica

    Sep 27, 2024 · Lady Jane Grey (born October 1537, Bradgate, Leicestershire, England—died February 12, 1554, London) was the titular queen of England for nine days in 1553. Beautiful and intelligent, she reluctantly allowed herself at age 15 to be put on the throne by unscrupulous politicians; her subsequent execution by Mary Tudor aroused universal sympathy.

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      Edward VI, king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553. He...

  2. www.historic-uk.com › Lady-Jane-GreyLady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen - Historic UK

    After the Wyatt rebellion was quashed, Lady Jane and her husband, who were lodged in the Tower of London, were taken out and beheaded on 12th February 1554. Guildford was executed first on Tower Hill, his body taken away by horse and cart past Lady Jane’s lodgings.

  3. www.bbc.com › culture › articleMy Lady Jane: The brutal truth about the UK's infamous 'Nine ...

    Jun 26, 2024 · A short-lived teenage monarch in Tudor history has now inspired a fantastical TV romp on Prime Video. But ridiculous as it is, it highlights how the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey was much more than...

  4. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleWho was Lady Jane Grey, England’s tragic queen for nine days?

    Sep 26, 2024 · Who was Lady Jane‚ and why does the story of her disastrous reign still resonate today? Here’s how the teenager became queen and lost the throne in just a few fateful days in 1553.

  5. www.hrp.org.uk › lady-jane-greyLady Jane Grey: The 'Nine Day Queen' | Tower of London ...

    While Mary was reluctant to punish her at first, Lady Jane proved too much of a threat as the focus of Protestant plotters intent on replacing Mary. On 12 February 1554, Lady Jane Grey was executed on Tower Green at the Tower of London. She was 17 years old.

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  6. thehistoriansmagazine.com › lady-jane-and-her-nineLady Jane and her nine day reign – The Historians Magazine

    The first act of abandonment occurred when the Duke of Northumberland failed to follow orders to advance on Bury St. Edmunds. Later the same day the Earl of Oxford made a public declaration of his support for Mary as Queen of England.

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  8. www.thecollector.com › lady-jane-grey-the-nine-dayThe Nine-Day Queen: The Tragic Story of Lady Jane Grey

    Jun 24, 2022 · The Nine-Day Queen: The Tragic Story of Lady Jane Grey. By 1553, the reputation of a strong, patriarchal, and Protestant England concluded. After King Edward VI died, Mary I, his half-sister and devout Catholic, was next in line.