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The tragedy of Lady Jane Grey

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Lady Jane Grey's Mother Francis Carrying a Train

It was very unsettling, not least because it seemed to sort of reverse the proper order. What people knew was that Mary was the old king's daughter. She was suddenly being passed over for the daughter of a woman through whom Jane's own claim came. It didn't seem to make sense from outside the bubble of government.

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