Who was Lady Jane Grey?
Lady Jane Grey was a woman who is probably best remembered for holding the British throne for the shortest-known period in history. She ruled England as queen for only nine days before being imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason, and she was ultimately executed. Lady Jane Grey is sometimes called the “Nine Days Queen,” in a reference to her brief rule, and she is a subject of fascination among some historians, many of whom view her as a victim of circumstance. Jane Grey was born around 1537 to Henry Grey and Lady Frances Brandon, who was related to Henry VII through her mother, Princess Mary. This put Jane Grey in the potential line of succession for the British throne, although technically she would have been behind Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth, the children of Henry VIII. When Henry VIII died in 1547, his son Edward VI ascended the throne, and Jane Grey’s family started plotting to put her next in line for the succession, playing on anti-Catholic sympathies which worked agains
