During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#OTD in 1554. Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk was taken from the Tower and executed in Tower Hill, he was 36 years old. #History #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey #OnThisDay

During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#RememberingJaneGrey The coinage that never was! Early fantasy coins depicting images of #LadyJaneGrey & what could have been. #Tudors #History #Coin

During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#OTD in 1547. The coronation of the nine year old Edward VI took place at Westminster Abbey. #Tudor #History #EdwardVI #OnThisDay

#OTD in 1554. News of #LadyJaneGrey's death continues to spread. Gaspard Schetz informs Queen Mary of Hungary that 'The Queen has caused the rebels to be punished: the Lady Jane and her husband, have been decapitated' #Tudors #History #Queenforthirteen #RememberingJaneGrey

#OTD 1554. Simon Renard wrote to Philip of Spain 'At present there is no other occupation than the cutting off of heads & inflicting exemplary punishments Jane of Suffolk, who made herself Queen, and her husband, have been executed.' #Tudors #History #RememberingJaneGrey

#QueenMaryI and #LadyJaneGrey by George Frederick Folingsby. Oil on canvas and painted around 1860. Currently in the collection of @artgallballarat #RememberingJaneGrey #History #Tudors #Art #QueenForThirteen

#OTD in 1516. A Princess was born. Mary Tudor was the only child of Henry VIII & his first wife Catherine of Aragon to survive to adulthood. Mary was born at the Palace of Placentia #Tudors #Art #History #MaryTudor #OnThisDay #QueenMaryI

#otd 1554 The diarist, Henry Machyn noted, ‘ the duke of Suffoke rayned at Westmynster halle, and cast for he tresun, and cast to suffer deth.’

#RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen Sudeley Castle

#OTD 1554. Just five days after losing his daughter to the axe, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk is taken to Westminster Hall to face trial. Henry Grey pleads not guilty to all charges however is sentence to death. #History #LadyJaneGrey #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey

During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#otd 1554 Writing to the Emperor, the Spanish Ambassador reported that the Lady Elizabeth had set out for London and that he expected her to be taken to the Tower, ‘ where Jane of Suffolk was yesterday executed, whilst her husband, Guildford, suffered in public.’

#LadyJaneGrey in the Tower of London. By Heinrich von Angeli 1867. #History #Tudors #art #RememberingJaneGrey #Queenforthirteen

#OTD in 1542, #KatherineHoward, fifth wife of Henry VIII was executed on Tower Green within the Tower. katherine is often one of the more overlooked & misunderstood Queens of #KingHenryVIII #History #Tudors #OnThisDay #RememberingKatherineHoward

#OTD in 1554. Spanish Ambassador Simon Renard wrote to Charles V and reported 'Jane of Suffolk was yesterday executed, whilst her husband, Guildford suffered in public' #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#otd 1554 From the Chronicle of the Grey Friars ‘was beheddyd wythin the tower lady Jane that wolde a bene qwene; and hare husband whose name was Gylford Dudley at the Tower-hyll.’ ladyjanegrey.info?page_id=8281

#OTD 12th February 1554 Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were executed for treason. www.instagram.com/p/DUpGs55DKw... #LadyJaneGrey #GuildfordDudley #Tudors #History

#OTD in 1554. Before noon, the 17 year old #LadyJaneGrey was executed within the walls of the Tower of London. Dressed entirely in black, this brave girl walked to her death reading from her small prayer book #History #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #OnThisDay

#otd 1554 Jane wrote a farewell message to her father. 'And I, for my parte, as I haue honoured your grace in this life, wyll praye for you in another life. Youre gracys humble daughter, Jane Duddley.' (c) British Library ladyjanegrey.info?page_id=2379

#otd in 1554 at 10am Guildford Dudley was taken from the Tower and executed on Tower Hill. He is in some cases one of the forgotten victims in the story of Lady Jane Grey and was probably the same age as her. #Tudor #History #RememberingJaneGrey #RememberingGuildfordDudley

#otd 1554 Jane also wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine. ‘I have sent you, my dear sister Katherine, a book...it is the book, my only best, and best loved sister, of the law of the Lord.' (c) V&A ladyjanegrey.info?page_id=2372

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According to a document printed in 1607 by Michelangelo Florio, #LadyJaneGrey passed her last hours of life 'in prayer, meditation, reading her bible and with thoughts of her family' Florio also states that Jane wrote a letter to her mother. #History #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey

Lord Guildford Dudley's message to Henry Grey 'Your loving and obedient son wishes unto your grace long life in this world with as much joy and comfort, as did I wished to myself' Written in the #LadyJaneGrey prayer book. #RememberingJaneGrey #History #Tudors

#LadyJaneGrey wrote a farewell message to her father. 'The Lord comfort your Grace, and that in his word wherein all creatures only are to be comforted..Trust that we, by leaving this mortal life, have won an immortal life' #History #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey

#OTD 1554. #LadyJaneGrey wrote a letter to her sister Catherine: 'Now as touching my death, rejoice as I do, my dearest sister, that I shall be delivered of this corruption, and put on incorruption.. Farewell once again, my beloved sister' #History #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey

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#otd 1554 Jane’s father and one of her Uncle’s arrived at the Tower as prisoners of Queen Mary.

#otd 1554 Jane herself had spent some of her day debating with Dr Feckenham, in his failed attempt to save her immortal soul. ‘But my faith had armed my resolution to withstand any assault…’ ladyjanegrey.info?page_id=2356

#OTD in 1542. Katherine Howard, fifth Queen of King Henry VIII was taken from Syon House to the Tower of London to prepare for death. Katherine allegedly panicked and was manhandled into the barge. #OnThisDay #History #Tudors #RememberingKatherineHoward

#OTD in 1554. Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk was imprisoned in the Tower. Henry would also hear the news that his daughter #LadyJaneGrey and son in law Lord Guildford Dudley would die in two days time. #Tudors #History #RememberingJaneGrey #OnThisDay

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#OTD in 1554. The execution of #LadyJaneGrey & Lord Guildford Dudley had originally been set for this day. A three day reprieve was granted by Queen Mary in the hope of saving Jane's immortal soul. #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#otd 1554 The Imperial Ambassador wrote to the Emperor, that the Queen had ordered Jane and Guildford’s executions on the previous Tuesday (6th February) but ‘I am not certain that the deed had yet been done.’

Jane and Guildford's executions were set for the next day but although she could not save Jane's life, Mary still wanted to save her soul. Dr Feckenham, Mary's personal chaplain was sent to the Tower to try and convert Jane to Catholicism.

#otd 1554 As the bells of London rang out in victory as commanded by the Queen, could Jane hear them from the Tower?

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#OTD in 1587. Mary Queen of Scots was led from her rooms at Fotheringhay Castle to the great hall and executed. She was 44 years old and had spent almost 19 years in prison. #Tudor #History #RememberingMary #MaryStuart #OnThisDay #MaryQueenofScots

#OTD in 1554. #LadyJaneGrey was visited by John Feckenham, Chaplain to Queen Mary at The Tower. Jane's execution was originally set for the following day & an attempt was made by Feckenham to convert Jane to Roman Catholicism. #Tudors #History #OnThisDay #RememberingJaneGrey

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#OTD in 1554. Lady Jane Grey's execution had initially been set for 9th of February. She was probably told over the next couple of days that she must die and to prepare herself for death. #LadyJaneGrey #Tudor #History #OnThisDay #RememberingJaneGrey #QueenForThirteen

#otd 1554 Wyatt and his army left Southwark and made their way to Kingston to cross the Thames there. More worrying for Jane would be the news that her father and one of her uncles had been captured by the Earl of Huntingdon.

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#OTD in 1986. The movie 'Lady Jane' starring Helena Bonham Carter & Cary Elwes premiered in cinemas. Although the character of #LadyJaneGrey has appeared on screens many times, in my eyes HBC's portrayal is the closest to the real Jane. #Tudors #RememberingJaneGrey

During February, I will be posting a daily image of #LadyJaneGrey to commemorate the 472nd anniversary of her death Please join in & post your favourite images of Jane, places associated with her or artwork under the hashtag #RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen

#RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen