Lady Jane Grey Info

#OTD 14 Nov 1501

@stpaulscathedral.bsky.social two 15yr olds wed having met days earlier

#KatherineofAragon & Arthur Tudor

After their nuptials they went to Ludlow Castle the duty of a Prince of Wales
By April 1502 #TheSpanishPrincess was a widow!

But, did they or didn't they?

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#OTD the trial of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, for treason took place at the Guildhall in London. Lady Jane had been named as his heir by the late king, Edward VI, in a will that almost certainly had no legal validity. bit.ly/1OH5Wt6

Tonight’s the night! Tune in to @channel5 at 8pm when I’ll be revealing the dramatic story of the race for Elizabeth I’s crown @liontelevision @hodderbooks.bsky.social @thesohoagencyuk #thestolencrown

'...with a black byllyment, a black velvet boke hanging before hir, and another boke in hir hande open, holding hir.’

#otd 1553 ‘The author of ‘Chronicle of Queen Jane’ wrote ‘The lady Jane was in a blacke gowne of cloth, tourned downe; the cappe lined with fese velvet, and edget about with the same, in a French hoode, all black...'

'...of ye sayd thre Dudleyes,and ye sayd lady Jane ye pretendyd queene, were all v. arreygnyd at ye Guylde hawll vpon highe treason, & so cast & adiudgyd to be drawne, hangyd, & quarteryd.'

#otd 1553 The author of ‘A London Chronicle’ wrote, ‘Vpon Monday, beynge ye xiij. day of Novembar, The archebyshope of Cantourbery, the lord Robert Dudleye, the lord Guylforde Dudley, husbond of ye lady Jane pretendyd quene, the lord Henrie Dudley, youngest sone...'

#OTD
13th November 1553
The trial of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley took place at the Guildhall in London.

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‘Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History’ by @tracyborman.bsky.social
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#OTD
11th November 1541
Catherine Howard was moved from Hampton Court Palace to Syon House where she was “examined touching Culpeper”, i.e. her alleged relationship with Thomas Culpeper.

#CatherineHoward #QueenCatherineHoward #Tudors #History

Hope you all have a lovely day and good luck with the speech!

I don't know anything about art really!

Book Review - ‘Mary Tudor: Queen of France’ by Amy McElroy.
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4 Nov 1501: Arthur Tudor meets Catherine of #Aragon at Dogmersfield #Hampshire for first time #otd And they all thought it was just another dynastic marriage...

Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland Being a close relative of a Tudor monarch was not a very comfortable position.  According to Henry VIII’s Third Act of Succession of 1544, Eleanor was designated as eighth in line behind Henry’s th…

Eleanor Brandon Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, died some time in November 1547

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#otd 1553 Renard reported to the Emperor that ‘the Duke of Suffolk's children have been found to be bastards, because he had been betrothed per verba de presenti to the Earl of Arundel's sister before taking the Lady Frances to wife.'

#otd 1551 '...the Lady Jane, daughter to the Duke of Suffolk...with 100 other ladies and gentlewomen, went to the dowager and brought her through London to Westminster.’

#otd 1551 Edward VI wrote in his journal about the visit of Mary of Guise and how ‘The Duke of Suffolk...and many other lords and gentlemen accompanied by Suffolk’s wife, the Lady Frances, the Lady Margaret [Douglas], the Duchess of Richmond and of Northumberland...'

No, don't worry, thanks. Was just assuming that portraits that size were cabinet portraits.

Real story of Lady Jane Grey - the tragic queen behind summer hit TV show The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey has reached a whole new generation thanks to Amazon Prime's My Lady Jane - here's the true story of England's famous 'nine-day queen'

I'm in The Mirror! 😁
I did an interview about Lady Jane Grey a couple of weeks ago.... It was election time and England had just got into the final of the Euros.... I guess there was too much going on. But its published now.

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Is it called a cabinet portrait?

The Tudor Blogger Guest Post Q&A with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman, Author of 'Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother' tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors #History

Queen Mary I - National Portrait Gallery by Hans Eworth oil on panel 1554 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Lady Jane Grey's prayer book with her handwritten inscription to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower. @britishlibrary.bsky.social

#OTD 28 Oct 1571

#KatherineParr's brother #Williamparr died at Warwick priory

A prominent courtier in #EdwardVI's government & key in placing #LadyJaneGrey on the throne for which #MaryI would have had him🪓
Later freed & his titles restored by #ElizabethI

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Books 2026 - a book that features Jane to look forward to!
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The 1st speaker in the 3rd of our summits on Royal Marriages in 15th & 16th century Europe will be Prof. Alexander Samson talking about the marriage of Mary I and Philip II. bit.ly/4oh2VUh

Great to meet the cast of Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen, which opened tonight at Union Theatre in Southwark. I’m standing between Jane Grey &Mary I, with Northumberland, Henry Grey & Guildford Dudley there too. Running until 29 Oct, tickets here uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/

#bloodymarymusical

I had a fabulous evening at the opening night of Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen at the Union Theatre in Southwark. I very much recommend it -it’s running until 29 October and tickets available here: uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/

Thanks for inviting me along!
#bloodymarymusical #marytudor #janegrey

I’m looking forward to seeing Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen this evening. It’s on until 29 October, with tickets available here uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/

#marytudor #bloodymarymusical