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[infamoushistory]

A Crown She Never Wanted: Lady Jane Grey Reluctantly Takes the Throne

On July 9, 1553, following the death of the young King Edward VI, the Duke of Northumberland revealed to Lady Jane Grey, the Privy Council, and assembled nobles that Edward had named her as his successor through his “Devise for the Succession.” The decision was intended to prevent the Catholic Mary Tudor from inheriting the crown and preserve England’s Protestant reforms.

Reluctantly, Jane accepted the claim placed upon her and agreed to become Queen of England, despite having little desire for power. Her accession was immediately challenged, however, as many questioned the legality of Edward’s succession plan and supported Mary Tudor’s claim as the rightful heir under the traditional line of succession.

Jane’s reign would last only nine days. As support for Mary grew across the country, Jane was removed from the throne, marking the beginning of one of the most dramatic and tragic episodes in Tudor history.

[juuuliaa-goooliaa]

you cannot tell me Too Sweet isn’t the perfect song for Guilford and Jane—pre-Jane’s ascension

(if i was blessed i would right a fic for this but i’m not and I’m sorry but send help because i can’t stop thinking about this god damn it)

Baby, I can never tell

How do you sleep so well?

You keep telling me to live right

To go to bed before the daylight

But then you wake up for the sunrise

You know you don't gotta pretend, baby, now and then

Don't you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake?

Smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?

If you're drunk on life, babe, I think it's great

[amali-us]

[pastfutureforeverclub]

HELENA BONHAM CARTER

HELENA BONHAM CARTER

26 May 1966

Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress who is best known for appearing in A Room With A View (1985), Absolutely Fabulous (1994), Terminator Salvation (2009), Lady Jane (1986, Lady Jane Grey), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Great Expectations (2012), and Cinderella (2015).

            Bonham Carter was born in Islington, London, her grandmother was the political and feminist Violet, Lady Asquith. Her grandparents were British Liberal politicians; her paternal great-grandfather was H. H. Asquith Prime Minister of Britain (1908-1916). Her grandfather, Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejon, saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust in World War II. In 2008, four of her relatives were killed in a safari bus crash in South Africa, she had to take time out from filming Terminator Salvation.

            Bonham Carter has two children; she was in a relationship with Kenneth Branagh, during his marriage with Emma Thompson. Her relationship with Branagh lasted five years. She began her relationship with director Tim Burton in 2001; she went on to appear in many of his films, their relationship lasted 13 years.

            She is involved in numerous charities including helping those who suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

#helenabonhamcarter #ladyjanegrey #ladyjane #ladyjane1986

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the execution of lady jane grey by paul delaroche (1833)

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

On This Day In History . 10 July 1553

Lady Jane Grey became queen of England . ◾ born c.1536/1537 – executed.12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley or The Nine Day Queen, was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553. . ▪ The great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, Jane was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. In May 1553, she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward’s chief minister, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. . ▪ When the 15-year-old king lay dying in June 1553, he nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will, thus subverting the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth under the Third Succession Act. . ▪ Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London when the Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaim Mary as queen on 19 July 1553. . Jane was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death, although her life was initially spared. Thomas Wyatt’s rebellion of January & February 1554 against Queen Mary I’s plans to marry Philip of Spain led to the execution of both Jane & her husband. . ▪ Lady Jane Grey had an excellent humanist education & a reputation as one of the most learned young women of her day. A committed Protestant, she was posthumously regarded as not only a political victim but also a martyr. . Portrait by Henry Pierce Bone, 1844 . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1553 #Queen #QueenofEngland #JaneGrey #LadyJaneGrey #LadyJaneDudley #Royalty #Royals #TheNineDayQueen #Monarchy #Royalty #EnglishMonarchy #Portraitpainting #RoyalCollection #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #Tudor #History #OnThisDay #historyinpictures #TudorHistory #Tudors #otd #BritishMonarchy #D10Jul #Monarch #Historic #thequeen (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKPxPksCM4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is @aengland_official Lady Jane Grey 💜💖 . . Isn't she gorgeous? I'm obsessed with this muted lavender with flaming holo 💜💖 . . Check out my next post to see what I added on top 💜💖 . . . . . . . . #aengland #ladyjanegrey #nailpolishswatch #nailpolishaddict #indiepolish #holopolish #holonails #holosexual #swatch #swatches #nailpolishswatch #indiepolishswatch #bipocswatcherconnection #purplepolish #npa #nailpolishlove #ongles #unhas #naturalnails https://www.instagram.com/p/CNr34YIsAqB/?igshid=14fee8411s6ob

[catherinexlinton]

queens : Lady Jane Grey

Jane Grey known also as "the Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.

In June 1553, while dying, the 15-year-old king Edward wrote his will, nominating Jane and her male heirs as successors to the Crown in part because his half-sister Mary was Roman Catholic while Jane was Protestant and would support the reformed Church of England, whose foundation Edward claimed to have laid. The will named his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate and removed them from succession.

After Edward's death, Jane was proclaimed queen on 10 July 1553 and awaited coronation in the Tower of London. Support for Mary grew very quickly and most of Jane's supporters abandoned her. The Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaimed Mary as queen on 19 July 1553, deposing Lady Jane. Her primary supporter, the Duke of Northumberland, was accused of treason and executed less than a month later. Jane was held as a prisoner at the Tower and was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death.

Lady Jane Grey had an excellent humanist education and a reputation as one of the most learned young women of her day. A committed Protestant, she has posthumously been regarded as not only a political victim but akin to a martyr.