When Henry VIII died in 1547, he was succeeded by his 9 year old son, Edward VI. Because of Edward's age, his uncle Edward Seymour (Duke of Somerset) made himself protector and took control. Together with Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Seymour was determined to make the country Protestant. An Act of Uniformity was proclaimed and a new English Prayer Book produced in 1549. There were some protests and rebellion against this, and the Earl of Warwick, John Dudley, put down the rebellions and were also involved in a power struggle with Edward Seymour, ultimately leading to Seymour's arrest and eventual execution. Dudley became the Duke of Northumberland and took control after Seymour's downfall. Edward VI was never very strong health wise, and it became apparent that he was suffering from tuberculosis and would not live very long. Northumberland seized his chance to persuade the king to name Lady Jane Grey (Northumberland's daughter in law) as his successor, as she was descended from Henry VII the first Tudor king, through her grandmother Princess Mary Rose Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII. But more importantly she was Protestant, whereas the true successor, Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's oldest daughter, was a staunch Catholic. Edward died on 6 July 1553 and Jane Grey became queen for only 9 days, when support for Mary became overwhelmingly strong, as people wanted to see the rightful heir upon the throne. Lady Jane, her husband, father and father-in-law were all imprisoned and eventually executed under the reign of the new monarch, Mary I.
Lady Jane Grey ruled for nine days and was nicknamed the nine day queen.
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The cast of Greys Inbetween - 2008 includes: Natasha Bain as Jane Grey Jane Hoare as Louise Kit Warrington as Sebastian
Lady Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, was executed for treason in 1554, following his involvement in the Wyatt's Rebellion against Queen Mary I of England. He was charged with plotting to overthrow the Queen and put Lady Jane on the throne.
Lady Jane Grey was executed February 12, 1554 at the Tower of London. She was given a private execution which was exceptionally rare during that time. Possibly a sign of respect from her cousin, Queen Mary I.
She was a maid of honour to Queen Cathrine and went on to serve Queen Anne.
Her first, and only, husband was Guilford Dudley.
Buried toether with her body in the Chaple of the tower .
lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne
1553 for nine days from 6th July on death of Edward VI
19th July 1553, after the death of her half-brother Edward VI and the deposing of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine days Queen.