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==Martyrdom==
==Martyrdom==
Queen Mary was reluctant to execute Jane, understanding that she (who wrote her explaining as much) had only been forced into being queen. While sentenced to death for high treason (to which she pled guilty), Jane was kept in comfortable prison in the Tower. Jane doubtlessly enjoyed her leisure to study, but she watched with concern as Mary proceeded to reestablish the Roman Church. However, when [[Thomas Wyatt]] rebelled in the names of both Elizabeth and Jane, and Queen Mary's fiance [[Philip of Spain]] refused to set foot on English soil as long as Jane remained alive, Mary finally felt forced to have Jane executed.
Queen Mary was reluctant to execute Jane, understanding that she (who wrote her explaining as much) had only been forced into being queen. While sentenced to death for high treason (to which she pled guilty), Jane was kept in comfortable prison in the Tower. Jane doubtlessly enjoyed her leisure to study, but she watched with concern as Mary proceeded to reestablish the Roman Church. However, when [[Thomas Wyatt]] rebelled in the names of both Elizabeth and Jane, and Queen Mary's fiancé [[Philip of Spain]] refused to set foot on English soil as long as Jane remained alive, Mary finally felt forced to have Jane executed.
Dr. Feckenham, the Roman Catholic Dean of [[St. Paul's Cathedral]], delivered Jane the news and unsuccessfully tried to persuade her to convert to the Roman church. Jane replied that she would rather spend her last hours in prayer than debate. Upon hearing this, Queen Mary replied that she would give Jane a full reprieve if Jane would embrace Roman Catholicism. Jane immediately refused, but consented to debate Feckenham on their points of difference. (This debate is recorded in [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs]].)
Dr. Feckenham, the Roman Catholic Dean of [[St. Paul's Cathedral]], delivered Jane the news and unsuccessfully tried to persuade her to convert to the Roman church. Jane replied that she would rather spend her last hours in prayer than debate. Upon hearing this, Queen Mary replied that she would give Jane a full reprieve if Jane would embrace Roman Catholicism. Jane immediately refused, but consented to debate Feckenham on their points of difference. (This debate is recorded in [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs]].)