Lady Jane Grey. The story of Lady Jane Grey. She was a viable heir to the English throne because of her maternal grandmother Princess Mary Tudor.
Jane was born in the autumn of 1537 the daughter of the Marquess of Dorset. Lady Jane Grey c. Through her mother Lady Frances Brandon she was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.
Through her mother Lady Frances Brandon she was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.
On February 12 1554 18-year-old Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after a nine-day reign as Queen of England. 1537 12 February 1554 also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage and as the Nine Days Queen was an English noblewoman and Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. For Jane its outcome was a personal catastrophe. Look at the Book.