King Edward VI of England died after a long illness at the age of 15. To the shock of many, the crown passed not to his elder ...

as an image of Lady Jane Grey. 'It remained the defining image of the "Nine Days Queen" for over 300 years, until its attribution was thrown into doubt and its identity rejected. 'On loan from ...

Lady Jane Grey, a teenage pawn in the power struggles ... have identified the only known portrait of the so-called “Nine Days Queen” painted before her death. Following the death of Edward ...

In the summer of 1553, a girl of around 16 was proclaimed the queen of England. Her name was Lady Jane Grey, and she ruled for just nine days before being executed at the Tower of London.

Lady Jane was Queen of England for just nine days, from July 10 to July 19 1553 ... Analysis suggests this could be a portrait of Lady Jane Grey before she was executed (English Heritage/PA ...

She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche’s painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” which hangs ... On July 10, Jane became queen but was deposed nine days later after her support ...

as an image of Lady Jane Grey. It remained the defining image of the Nine Days Queen for more than 300 years, until its attribution was thrown into doubt and its identity rejected,’ explains Peter ...

and the new research provides tantalizing evidence which brings us much closer to the assertion that this could be Lady Jane Grey,” he said. She was Queen of England for just nine days before ...

Lady Jane was Queen of England for just nine days, from July 10 to July 19 1553 ... Lady Jane – including The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, a painting by Paul Delaroche – are all known to ...