Cedric Hardwicke
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Signature. Lady Jane Grey ( c. 1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage [3] and as the " Nine Days' Queen ", [6] was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 to 19 July 1553. Jane was the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII through his daughter, Mary Tudor, and was ...
- 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553
- Lady Frances Brandon
Jan 31, 2006 · In "Nine Days a Queen," Ann Rinaldi, the doyenne of young adult historical fiction, brings Lady Jane back to life on the printed page. Her Jane is a virtuous innocent, but powerless to save herself from the political machinations of her extended family.
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Jan 18, 2005 · 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. As she did in her previous novel Mutiny's Daughter, Ms. Rinaldi uses powerful, evocative writing to bring to life a teenage girl caught in the ...
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After her death, writes De Lisle, Grey was considered a martyr of sorts to the Protestant cause, and remembered primarily as the Nine Days Queen. Her successor, Queen Mary I , ruled for about five ...
Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk and she was the great-grand-daughter of Henry VII. She was proclaimed Queen after the death of her cousin, the protestant King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. She was actually fifth in line to the throne, but was his personal choice as she was a Protestant. Lady Jane Grey ...
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 Access-restricted-item
Nine Days a Queen: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With Nova Pilbeam, Cedric Hardwicke, John Mills, Felix Aylmer. A dramatization of Lady Jane Grey's short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted), to her brief reign as monarch of England, and finally to her beheading.
