. Historical portraits ... inher last hours in controversial theology against the Catholic divineswho were sent to dispute with her. Before King Henrys deathshe was a member of Katharine Parrs household, and, when thatlady subsequently married Thomas Seymour, she was to someextent a victim, together with her cousin Elizabeth, of Seymoursunscrupulous policy. He professed to wish to marry her toEdward VI ; of his ulterior designs on the two young ladies it isdifficult to speak with certainty. When the astute Northumberlandwas preparing in the spring of 1553 to change the succession, hecontrived
. Historical portraits ... inher last hours in controversial theology against the Catholic divineswho were sent to dispute with her. Before King Henrys deathshe was a member of Katharine Parrs household, and, when thatlady subsequently married Thomas Seymour, she was to someextent a victim, together with her cousin Elizabeth, of Seymoursunscrupulous policy. He professed to wish to marry her toEdward VI ; of his ulterior designs on the two young ladies it isdifficult to speak with certainty. When the astute Northumberlandwas preparing in the spring of 1553 to change the succession, hecontrived a marriage between Jane and his own fourth son, LordGuildford Dudley (May 21st), probably much against Janes will,for she never concealed her hatred of Northumberland. In JuneEdward was persuaded to make a devise of the succession infavour of Jane and her heirs male, and, when Edward died (July 6)Jane, who had known nothing of the plot, was astonished to be toldthat she was the Queen (July 9). Next day she came in a barge. LADY JANE GREYFrom a portrait by Lucas De Hecre in the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 59 LADY JANE GREY 59 to the Tower with her husband, and was obliged to acquiesce inher elevation. She even signed during the next few days somedocuments of State and appointed an ambassador. But outsideLondon she seems to have been proclaimed only at Kings Lynnand at Berwick : the whole country was rising for Mary, and eventhe traitor Northumberland, who had gone to secure the person ofthe Princess, was obliged to proclaim her Queen; and on the19th Janes own father, Suffolk, followed suit at the Tower. Janeaccordingly remained a prisoner there until November, when shewas arraigned at the Guildhall of high treason, pleaded guilty andwas condemned to death. She was not, however, executed until thefailure of Wyatts rebellion in the late winter: she and her husbandsuffered on the same day—February 12, 1554- 6o MARY I (1516-1558) daughter and only surviving child of Henry VI
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