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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Mickey Mayhew (author of ‘House of Tudor: A Grisly History’) Firstly, Jane is famously the ‘9 days queen’ and in that vein I would stick with the official proclamation date and not the date when she arrived at the Tower. … Continue reading →

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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Leanda de Lisle (author of ‘The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey’) She was neither queen for 9 days nor for 13, as she was never queen. But she was proclaimed as … Continue reading →

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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Sarah Hodder (author of ‘The Woodville Women: 100 Years of Plantagenet and Tudor History’) If you believe in the phrase le mort saisit le vif (the dead seizes the living) – better known as the king is dead, long live … Continue reading →

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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Christine Hartweg (author of ‘John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey’s Father-In-Law ’) I do believe that Jane Grey was queen from the day her predecessor died, 6 July 1553. It is true his death was kept secret for … Continue reading →

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Was Jane Queen for 9 or 13 days?
Elizabeth Fremantle (author of ‘Sisters of Treason) In England a monarch reigns from the death of their predecessor, which means that Jane was Queen for thirteen days. The crowning of a monarch is symbolic. Helene Harrison (author of ‘Tudor Executions: … Continue reading →

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