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A book featuring Lady Jane to look forward to by @katewilliamsme.bsky.social
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Five of the Faces of Anne Boleyn - Pen & Sword Blog Women’s History Month guest post from Helene Harrison. 1. Anne as Mistress It is often said that Anne Boleyn’s story was one of rags to riches,

Today I'm a guest on the @penandswordbooks.bsky.social blog for Women's History Month! Giving some insight into five of the many faces of Anne Boleyn ...

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#OTD 3 Mar 1528

Dowager Scottish Queen & Countess of Lennox
#MargaretTudor married a 3rd time to #HenryStewart

Another unwise choice like her 2nd husband #ArchibaldDouglas

Unhappy, Margaret sought a divorce, but her son King #JamesV refused to grant it!

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1st March 1544 Anthony Knyvet was executed for his part in Wyatt's Rebellion; the attempt to prevent Queen Mary from marrying the Catholic Philip, the future King of Spain.
Nine years before Knyvet, Lieutenant of the Tower, refused to torture heretic Anne Askew as describe in Foxe's Book of Martyrs:

Happy Birthday 🎂

#RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen Where Jane and Guildford were held prisoner at the Tower of London

#RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen Chelsea Manor

#OTD
23rd February 1554
Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, was executed on Tower Hill, just 11 days after his daughter, Lady Jane Grey.

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#OTD 23 Feb 1554

11 days after his daughter #9daysqueen #LadyJaneGrey, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk met with the 🪓

Not for conspiring with John Dudley to put Jane on the throne (he was pardoned!) instead for his part in the Wyatt Rebellion

The Grey girls & his disputed mummified head!

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#OTD in 1554. Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk was taken from the Tower and executed in Tower Hill, he was 36 years old.
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‘Killing Monarchs: Regicide in the Tudor and Stuart Age’ by Richard Heath added to the website. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
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#otd 1554 The author of the Wriothesley Chronicle recorded, 'Frydaye the 23 of February Lorde Gray, Duke of Suffolke, was Duke of Suffolk beheaded at the Towerhill.'

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
21st February 1568
Katherine Grey, Countess of Hertford was buried at Yoxford.
Years later, Katherine’s grandson had her remains re-interred in the Seymour family tomb at Salisbury Cathedral.

#KatherineGrey #CountessofHertford #Tudors #History

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

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#QueenMaryI and #LadyJaneGrey by George Frederick Folingsby. Oil on canvas and painted around 1860.
Currently in the collection of @artgallballarat
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Ancient timbers surround a planked door of more recent vintage at 14th century Shute Barton House, Devon.

Birthplace of Cecily Bonville, Lady Jane Grey’s great-grandmother.

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18 Feb 1534: Roger Ascham, writer, future Latin and Greek tutor to Elizabeth I when she was princess and then Latin secretary to Mary I takes the BA degree from St. John's College #Cambridge #otd (BM)

#OTD 19 Feb 1594

Henry Frederick Stuart, #PrinceofWales was born

Eldest son of #JamesVIandI & #AnneofDenmark,
he was intelligent, accomplished & popular but never realised his full potential, he died aged 18, the King that never was!

His younger brother succeeded as #CharlesI

#OTD
19th February 1594
Henry Stuart, son of King James VI of Scotland & his wife, Anne of Denmark was born at Stirling Castle.
When King James VI succeeded to the English throne, Henry became Prince of Wales.

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#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

#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

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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.
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