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Grey, Lady Jane
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Grey, Lady Jane (1537–54). Jane was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, marquis of
Dorset, later duke of Suffolk, and a cousin of Edward VI. An intelligent and well-educated girl, she joined the household of
Catherine Parr. After Catherine's death in 1548 she became a ward of Catherine's fourth husband, Thomas
Seymour of Sudeley, who hoped for a marriage between her and Edward VI. After Seymour's execution in 1549, Jane returned to live with her parents. The duke of
Northumberland then planned to use her to seize the succession when Edward should die. Against her own wishes, she was married on 21 May 1553 to Guildford Dudley, fourth son of Northumberland. After Edward's death on 6 July 1553, she was proclaimed queen and Guildford declared himself king. Mary Tudor's supporters rallied and on 19 July Jane's father admitted defeat and recognized Mary's succession. Lady Jane's reign had lasted a mere nine days. She hoped to return to private life but was held in the Tower and executed on 12 February 1554. She was the innocent victim of her family's heartless ambitions.
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Brooch shows portrait is Lady Jane Grey, the girl who was a queen for nine days ; NEWS
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey painted during her lifetime...been produced when Lady Jane, the queen who ruled for...catalogue. Tragic queen Lady Jane Grey was born in 1537, a great...wife and eventual widow of Jane's great-uncle, Henry...
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Beheaded Jane grey had Derbyshire blood ; Reluctant monarch Lady Jane Grey was just 15 when she was ascended the throne. She was beheaded less than a year later - exactly 454 years ago today. Maxwell Craven traces her Derbyshire links.
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 2/12/2008; 700+ words
; Reluctant monarch Lady Jane Grey was just 15 when she was...to the unfortunate Queen Jane, who was placed on the...death of Edward VI. Lady Jane Grey, as she is more usually...Bradgate Park. Of all the Greys, this branch became most...
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Katherine Grey heir to Elizabeth: according to the will of Henry VIII, it was the younger sister of the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey who would follow Elizabeth I to the throne of England. Yet few now know of the short, passionate and dangerous life of Katherine Grey.
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...position of Lady Katherine Grey, sister of Jane, the...number of the queen's ladies fell ill. When her friend Jane Seymour, niece and namesake...the country house of Jane's mother, Anne, Duchess of Somerset. Jane's 19-year-old brother...Katherine's elder sister, Lady ...
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The tragedy and intrigue of Lady Jane Grey, in novel form
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Review INNOCENT TRAITOR: A NOVEL OF LADY JANE GREY BY ALISON WEIR BALLANTINE, 402 pp...political forces aligned to make Lady Jane Grey, a 16-year-old grand...ax. The tale is told variously by Jane, her parents, and other key people...
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Sex, politics, and she-tragedy: reconfiguring Lady Jane Grey.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...brief but intense obsession with Lady Jane Grey that swept the British nation. The...supporters of the new regime, Lady Jane provided an ideal representation...final play, The Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray. (1) In 1715, with the Hanoverian...
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Lady Jane Grey proclaimed queen: July 10th, 1553. (Months Past).(Tudor England)
Magazine article from: History Today; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...short that she wore elevator shoes, Lady Jane Grey was Henry VIII's great-niece...May he had the fifteen-year-old Jane married, against her will, to his...Dudley, who was about the same age. Jane went straight back to her parents...
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Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 2/1/2004; 528 words
; Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen. Alison...reliable biographer of royal ladies of the sixteenth and seventeenth...she turns her attention to Lady Jane Grey, a great niece of Henry...monarch's choice. Lady Jane's fate was sealed and she...
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Lady Jane Grey, the picture exclusive from 454 years ago.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/5/2007; 681 words
; ...execution with a defiant glare, this is Lady Jane Grey in the only known picture to have...thought that it had to be of Lady Jane. It would be unusual for someone...very high status.' A check of Lady Jane's inventory of jewellery when she...
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True treachery of the Tudors; Treason: The Execution Of Lady Jane Grey by Delaroche painted in 1833.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...beautiful palaces. The three Grey sisters were tragic. Their...as indeed they did). Lady Jane is the one we all know about...chances of succession. Lady Jane Grey was 16 when she was...modern reasons . . . LADY JANE still enjoys the reputation...
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The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The tragedy of Katherine, Mary and Lady Jane Grey.(Book review)
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...The tragedy of Katherine, Mary and Lady Jane Grey Leanda de Lisle Harper Press 400pp...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Grey sisters--Jane, Katherine and Mary--were the...for dissenters if nothing else. Jane Grey's story is well known. Petite...
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Lady Jane Grey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lady Jane Grey 1537-54, queen of...succession and name Lady Jane, a Protestant, to...days as nominal queen, Lady Jane was imprisoned...Documents of Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen of...Suffolk (1986) and Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen...
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Grey, Lady Jane
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Grey, Lady Jane (1537–54). Jane was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, marquis of Dorset , later...between her and Edward VI. After Seymour's execution in 1549, Jane returned to live with her parents. The duke of Northumberland...
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Grey, Leonard, 1st Viscount Grane
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Grey, Leonard, 1st Viscount Grane [I] (1490–1541). Grey was one of many who perished in the mire...Edward IV, and his nephew's daughter was Lady Jane Grey . A tough soldier, he was sent to command...
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Henry Grey Suffolk, duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Grey Suffolk, duke of d. 1554, English nobleman...Upon the accession (1547) of Edward VI, Grey at first supported the protectorship of...of Suffolk through his wife's claim. Lady Jane Grey was his daughter, and, upon the death...
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Dorset, Henry Grey, 3rd marquis of, duke of Suffolk
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Dorset, Henry Grey, 3rd marquis of, duke of Suffolk (1517–54). Dorset...Tudor by Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk , and he was the father of Lady Jane Grey . A zealous protestant, he became a close ally of the duke of Northumberland...
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