Lady Jane Grey, formally Jane of England, a grand-niece of Henry VIII of England, reigned as uncrowned Queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in July 1553. Though Jane's accession, pursuant to the Will of King Edward VI, may have breached the laws of England, many powers of the land proved willing to accept her as Queen of England, even if only as part of a power-struggle to stop Henry's elder daughter, Princess Mary, a Roman Catholic, … Wikipedia
Read the biography of Lady Jane Grey . Primary Sources An eyewitness account of Jane's coronation , 1553. englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/janegrey.html
If it were accepted that the inscription was done at the same time as the painting, the question remains: does the portrait show Lady Jane Grey? www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1687349,00.html
Perhaps Edward should secure his Godly Realm through a Protestant succession, perhaps to his closest Protestant relatives, the Greys. www.archsoc.com/games/Mary.html
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Fearing Mary would return the country to the Catholic faith, powerful men in the realm, such as John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk began to make their plans. tudorhistory.org/mary/
