| − | Lady '''Jane Grey''', or '''Jane Dudley''', (1537-54), a sincere [[Christian]], was proclaimed Queen of England on 10th of July 1553, against her will, by her father-in-law the [[Duke of Northumberland]]. [[Mary I|Mary]], the legitimate heir, refused to accept Jane's accension. Jane abdicated nine days later on July 19th. As it was clear that she herself had never wanted to be queen, it was another year and a half before she was executed. | + | Lady '''Jane Grey''', or '''Jane Dudley''', (1537–54), a sincere [[Christian]], was proclaimed Queen of England on 10 July 1553, against her will, by her father-in-law the [[Duke of Northumberland]]. [[Mary I|Mary]], the legitimate heir, refused to accept Jane's accension. Jane abdicated nine days later on July 19. As it was clear that she herself had never wanted to be queen, it was another year and a half before she was executed. |
| | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080307180728/www.geocities.com/jane_the_quene/index_english.html "Jane the Quene"] archived on the [[Wayback Machine]]. Contains biographical information about Jane's early life. | | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080307180728/www.geocities.com/jane_the_quene/index_english.html "Jane the Quene"] archived on the [[Wayback Machine]]. Contains biographical information about Jane's early life. |
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