'Execution of Lady Jane Grey', 1554, (c1850). Artist: Unknown

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'Execution of Lady Jane Grey', 1554, (c1850). Jane was proclaimed queen on Edward VI's death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession. Only a few days later Mary claimed the throne and Jane was executed, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12 February 1554.

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