Lady Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days - July 10 to July 19, 1553. Jane Grey was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Edward VI named her as his successor when he was dying and not one of his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London (see here), while Mary was named Queen. She was executed in February 1554. This drawing by Edward Dalziel accompanied Charles Dickens' account of the tale in his book ""A Child's History of England."".
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Lady Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days - July 10 to July 19, 1553. Jane Grey was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Edward VI named her as his successor when he was dying and not one of his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London (see here), while Mary was named Queen. She was executed in February 1554. This drawing by Edward Dalziel accompanied Charles Dickens' account of the tale in his book ""A Child's History of England."".

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Lady Jane Grey Henry VII Tower of London prison Queen Mary Queen Queen Elizabeth I Charles Dickens Edward Dalziel England English literature 1550s 16th century

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