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"My Lady Jane" and the Real Conspiracy to Take the English Throne

2025/3/26
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Explore the complex conspiracy that put teenager Jane Grey on the English throne in 1553 and the political maneuvers by the Duke of Northumberland.
  • Jane Grey was positioned as a puppet queen by the Duke of Northumberland.
  • Edward VI's death prompted Northumberland to act to retain power.
  • Jane Grey's claim to the throne was facilitated by a conspiracy involving influential figures.

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Teenager Jane Grey was never supposed to be Queen of England. But in 1553, a complex conspiracy put her on the throne. A year later, another conspiracy led to her death. Historians call Jane a pawn, but she may have been a conspirator herself.

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