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  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Jan 18, 2005 · These are the words of lady Jane Grey, as imagined by celebrated author Ann Rinaldi. Jane would become Queen of England for only nine days before being beheaded at the age of sixteen. Here is a breathtaking story of English royalty with its pageantry, privilege, and surprising cruelty.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. After being forced to marry and become the Queen of England, sixteen-year-old Lady Jane Grey is beheaded nine days later due to the political ambitions of her parents, in a nonfictional tale filled with various historical events and figures of the period, such as King Henry VIII and Queen Mary I.

  7. Nov 10, 2015 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times, by Richard Davey This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.