(12) Wynne-Davies has astutely pointed out that Henry Fitzalan's speech, rather than
Lady Jane Grey's final words, informs Iphigenia's determination to sacrifice herself 'for the commoditie of my countrie' (809-10).
For those who delight in painting only, here is an opportunity to relish an extraordinary artist who, within three years, produced both The Execution of
Lady Jane Grey and the technical masterpiece Saint Cecilia and the Angels, with its overt debt to the Nazarene group of painters.
The first document is, quite properly, an extract from Edward VTs Letters Patent issued to exclude Mary and hand over the Crown to
Lady Jane Grey. This is followed by extracts from a dispatch of the Imperial Ambassador, commenting on this illegal act, and from the observations of a Londoner regarding the King's death.
Margaret Roper,
Lady Jane Grey, Anne Askew, Mary Sidney, and many others established a strong early tradition of female piety.
This will provide the opportunity to reflect on the short life of
Lady Jane Grey as she was proclaimed Queen on July 10, 1553.
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Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen of England for nine days in 1533 before she was executed for high treason.
THE last person to have a nine-day turnaround in fortunes as big as St Helens coach Nathan Brown was probably
Lady Jane Grey.
Bradgate Park, about 40 minutes' drive away, is a country park within ruins of the house where
Lady Jane Grey lived.
ANSWERS: 1 MM; 2 Belfast; 3 Epidermis; 4 Budgie; 5 Thailand; 6 The Bank of England; 7 Calcium; 8
Lady Jane Grey; 9 Talk on Corners; 10 Bill Gates..
A Tudor portrait in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, once believed to be Mary I when princess, has recently been relabelled "Possibly
Lady Jane Grey' as the result of research by Ph.D student J.
As part of this special week marking the history of
Lady Jane Grey, the Nine-Day Queen, there is an exclusive after-hours Dusk Tour.
BORN CHARLES Darwin, biologist, 1809 ABRAHAM Lincoln, US president, 1809 CHRISTINA Ricci, actress, 1980, above DIED
LADY Jane Grey, queen, 1554 CHARLES Schulz, cartoonist, 2000 LILY Langtry, royal mistress, 1929, above