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Grey, Jane (Lady)
Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen Regent of England in 1553 from July 10th to July 19th but was never crowned. This situation was similar to Matilda's in 1141 during the reign of King Stephen. Lady Jane was descended from Mary, a sister of Henry VIII and when Edward VI died in 1553 she was used as (more...)
Mary (I, Queen of England 1553-1558, Bloody Mary)
Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon had several children but all of them died as infants except Mary. Mary was born on February 18, 1516. Henry was happy to have a healthy child but he would have preferred to have a boy to ensure the succession of the English throne to a male heir. As (more...)
Elizabeth (I, Queen of England 1558-1603)
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Queen of England.
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