I always have to describe who she was when I mention her.
Lady Jane Grey was a well-educated woman in her era. All her short, sad life Jane was used and abused by those who should have cherished her as a gift from G-d. One can only hope that Jane found paradise and those who abused her their just punishments. Based on Mary’s initial plan to show them mercy, I don’t think she saw them as guilty, but ‘only’ a danger to her reign as a likely focus to incite future rebellions against Mary; so they had to be removed.Jane was a young woman who loved books, music and life. Anyone can earn credit-by-exam regardless of age or education level.Not sure what college you want to attend yet? She died the Countess of Surrey in 1497 at Sheriff Hutton).Edward was bullied on his deathbed into making Jane the next ruler. Thanks.In composing her farewell messages to family and friends, Lady Jane wrote: “I am glad t end my woeful days.” When first I read these words, I almost cried. On July 10, 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen of England; nine days later, the shortest reigning monarch was deposed and sent to await her execution in the Tower of London. To be so brave and stand so firm on your beliefs in the face of death can not be a very easy task. He and his Council drew up plans for who would succeed him as the next monarch. The Imperial ambassadors assiduously report about the repeated interrogations in which he readily confessed to everything they wanted to hear. Upon the king’s death in 1547, the 9-year-old boy became King Edward VI. Jane’s father was only punished for the Wyatt thing which typically had nothing to do with Jane but with Elizabeth (who narrowly escaped). Thus Mary consented to Jane being executed by beheading with an axe.To explain why, we first have to offer an all-too-brief primer on the political background of Tudor England up to this point.Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. This is a part of the Wikipedia article used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). The monarch’s consent was required for beheading, but it was seldom withheld. Her father was the first Duke of Suffolk, Henry Grey. The full text of the article is here →Creative Commons license allows copying, distributing, displaying, performing, and modifying this artwork for any purpose. She was chosen by the previous king, Edward VI, because she was a devout Protestant and he didn't want England to return to Catholicism. If you want to use this artwork for a commercial purpose, you should get artist’s permission first. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Anyone know who the executioner was?Such a tragedy for one so young.
Jane was heroic and a reluctant figurehead and certainly she was no pawn, despite the hope of Northumberland and Suffolk, her father, that they could control her. To embrace death at such a young age when life should be just starting; and to be as talented as Jane obviously was and restricted from further pursuit of it. Scaffold speeches were often published within days of the execution and circulated widely, sometimes as political propaganda, sometimes as educational tools or warnings to others, and sometimes simply as “news of the day.” Jane would have been well aware of this practice, and her final speech, as it was published barely more than a month later, reflects a careful choice of words.Feckenham was John Howman (c. 1515-1584), a member of the Benedictine Order of Roman Catholic monks. I thank God of his goodness that he has given me a time and respite to repent.Sorry, I forgot the “Grey” component: Edward Grey, Baron Ferrers of Groby and his wife Elizabeth Ferrers, Baroness Ferrers of Groby were great-great-grandparents of Henry Grey and great-grandparents of John Dudley (his mother was born Elizabeth Grey). Perhaps yes, the blood royal is a danger to the regime. The fact against the queen’s Highness was unlawful, and the consenting thereunto by me: but, touching the procurement and desire thereof by me, or on my behalf, I do wash my hands thereof in innocency before God, and the face of you, good Christian people, this day.She repeated Jesus’s words on the cross, “Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” The executioner swung his axe, and she was dead.As she began to kneel, she asked the executioner whether he would take her by surprise and strike before she was ready. Assured that he would not, she tied a cloth around her head to block her eyesight.Finally finding the block, she laid her neck upon it.Yes. It was very popular in the decades after being painted, but in the paintings the realist history of the 20th century fell out of critical aid and stored in storage for decades, most of which are considered missing.
She might have been spared and exiled but for a Protestant rebellion in January of 1554 against Mary's engagement to the Catholic king of Spain, Philip II. Lady Jane … At the beginning of Mary’s reign, Jane was arraigned for high treason and later executed. October 20, 2012by Natalie. His words are better than any I could write about Jane and are incredibly moving:-May Jane and Guildford Dudley Rest in peace.