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<p> The ill-fated "nine days' queen," born at Bradgate, Leicestershire; was the daughter of the Duke of [[Suffolk]] and the great-granddaughter of | Lady Jane Grey <ref name="term_74084" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The ill-fated "nine days' queen," born at Bradgate, Leicestershire; was the daughter of the Duke of [[Suffolk]] and the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.; her talents were of a rare order, and sedulously cultivated; she attained to great proficiency in Greek, Latin, and also in modern languages, while she was skilled in all the accomplishments of womanhood; a plot entered into by Suffolk and the Duke of Northumberland, whose son Lady Jane had been forced to espouse at 15, brought about her proclamation as [[Queen]] in 1553; the attempted usurpation was crushed in ten days, and four months later Lady Jane and her husband were executed (1537-1554). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74084"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/grey,+lady+jane Lady Jane Grey from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74084"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/grey,+lady+jane Lady Jane Grey from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 15 October 2021
Lady Jane Grey [1]
The ill-fated "nine days' queen," born at Bradgate, Leicestershire; was the daughter of the Duke of Suffolk and the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.; her talents were of a rare order, and sedulously cultivated; she attained to great proficiency in Greek, Latin, and also in modern languages, while she was skilled in all the accomplishments of womanhood; a plot entered into by Suffolk and the Duke of Northumberland, whose son Lady Jane had been forced to espouse at 15, brought about her proclamation as Queen in 1553; the attempted usurpation was crushed in ten days, and four months later Lady Jane and her husband were executed (1537-1554).
