#OTD 23 Feb 1554

11 days after his daughter #9daysqueen #LadyJaneGrey, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk met with the 🪓

Not for conspiring with John Dudley to put Jane on the throne (he was pardoned!) instead for his part in the Wyatt Rebellion

The Grey girls & his disputed mummified head!

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#OTD 12 Feb 1554

The ill fated #9daysqueen #LadyJaneGrey 16 & husband Guildford Dudley 19 had a date with the🪓
Convicted of treason Guildford was 1st on Tower Hill
Jane met the🪓within the Tower of London
Before the deed, she addressed the crowd eloquently with maturity & dignity that belied her age

#OTD 23 Feb 1554

11 days after his daughter #9daysqueen #LadyJaneGrey, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk met with the 🪓

Not for conspiring with John Dudley to put Jane on the throne (he was pardoned!) instead for his part in the Wyatt Rebellion

The Grey girls & his disputed mummified head!

#OTD 12 Feb 1554

The ill fated #9daysqueen #LadyJaneGrey 16 & husband Guildford Dudley 19 had a date with the🪓

Convicted of treason, Guildford was 1st on Tower Hill

Jane met the🪓within the Tower of London

She addressed the crowd eloquently with maturity & dignity before she died