
The tragedy of Lady Jane Grey
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The Tragic End of Lady Jane Grey's Life
Mary's approach when she finally did claim her throne was in a sense an attempt at unity. She needed to try and build bridges across the divides that had opened so dramatically during those few days in July. Mary really didn't want to be responsible for killing Jane. And as such, once she got rid of Northumberland, she spared Jane's father, she spare Jane, she sparedJane's husband Guilford Dudley. They were tried and they were found guilty, Jane and Guilford, found guilty of treason, but they were sent back to the tower and allowed to live. So it's at that point in 1554, in February 1554, that Jane Gray goes to
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