Married to Lord Guilford Dudley. Her husband’s father persuaded the dying Edward VI to declare his two sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, which left Jane, on Edward's death, the queen. Mary and her supporters were having none of this and within days Mary was proclaimed queen. Dudley was beheaded at Tower Hill shortly followed by Jane on Tower Green.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lady Jane Grey
Commemorated ati
Tower of London execution site
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Tower of London execution site - c.1910
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Other Subjects
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Born Bath, of royal blood, she survived the Wars of the Roses and was trusted by Henry VIII enough to be a governess to Mary, his daughter by Catherine of Aragon. However when the king wanted a di...
Elizabeth Warne
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for her Protestant beliefs. Gentlewoman. Widow of John Warne, mother of Joan and a son. Taken at a prayer meeting.
Sir Harry Vane (the younger)
Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the advancements at the King's court for which he had hoped and so set off to the newly established Massachusetts where he was ...
John Apprice
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs. Blind. Shared a stake with Laverock who chatted with him during their ordeal.
Sir William Stanley
Soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses. Born Lancashire. Originally a Yorkist, he switched sides and in 1485 fought at Bosworth Field for Tudor Henry VII, for which he was appointed Lord Cha...
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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - entrance
SW7, South Carriage Drive
The information board you can see in the photo has a plan showing the location of the 5 different plaques that commemorate the Great Exhi...
Anne Shelton
SE21, Court Lane, 142
Anne Shelton, 1928 - 1994, popular singer and the World War II "Forces' Favourite", lived here. London Borough of Southwark Voted by the ...
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