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3 days ago · Lady Jane Grey was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1537. She was the oldest daughter of Lady Frances and Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, per Historic Royal Places.She was also a great ...
1 day ago · Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; [a] c. 1437 [1] – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic civil war between the ...
3 days ago · But by far and away, the lion's share of Victorian attention was poured onto Mary, Queen of Scots and Lady Jane Grey. Like Marie-Antoinette, they were often seen as too pure, too passionate, too lovely and too gentle for the ugly and pernicious world of dishonourable politics.
1 day ago · After Henry's death in 1547, Elizabeth's younger half-brother Edward VI ruled until his own death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to a Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey, and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, the Catholic Mary and the younger Elizabeth, in spite of statutes to the contrary.
3 days ago · After Palmer's attainder for his support of Lady Jane Grey, the Crown granted the manor in 1554 to Sir William Howard, Lord Howard, and Henry Peckham in consideration of the former's services at the time of Wyatt's rising.
3 days ago · Henry VIII had three legitimate children – Mary, Elizabeth and Edward – and one acknowledged illegitimate child, a son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, but others were rumoured to be the king’s offspring. One of these was Ethelreda Malte, whose life is a fascinating blend of fact, conjecture, and Tudor intrigue.
6 days ago · Lady Jane Grey, a Protestant figurehead, was executed on 12 February and Wyatt on 11 April. Elizabeth was sent to the Tower of London on 18 March, and according to John Foxe, made her famous speech at Traitors' Gate.
