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Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 to 19 July 1553.
Jan 18, 2005 · Nine Days a Queen follows the short life and reign of Lady Jane Grey. The book is told in first person as she grows up in the court of King Henry VIII and the course of events which lead her to be crowned the Queen of England.
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Jan 31, 2006 · When she is transported to court, we meet Henry VIII, England's most widely recognised and notorious King as he is ailing, fat and sweaty, along with the Queen who survived him, Katharine Parr, and Jane's cousins, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
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Jan 23, 2021 · Lady Jane Grey, who at sixteen was Queen of England for nine days before being executed, recounts her life story from the age of nine
Jun 26, 2024 · Just 16 when she was pushed on to the English throne by her ambitious father-in-law, Jane reigned for only nine days. She was subsequently beheaded upon the order of vengeful Queen Mary, who...
Jul 19, 2017 · The Tragic Story of England’s Nine-Day Queen. Jane Grey never wanted to be queen, and in the end, she died for it. Kat Eschner. July 19, 2017. Art historians have questioned whether this portrait...
Tragic Lady Jane Grey is remembered in British history as the monarch with the shortest reign… just nine days. Why was Lady Jane Grey’s reign as Queen of England so short? Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk and she was the great-grand-daughter of Henry VII.
