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=== Reign === | === Reign === | ||
Jane Grey became queen when aged sixteen as her father wished, but she never wanted to rule. She met [[Rani Chandra]] on [[19 July]] [[1553]], the ninth and final day of Jane's reign. Rani was found by Mistress [[Ellen]], who believed her to be the queen's new lady-in-waiting. Rani played along so she could find the object she had been sent to the past to retrieve. Ellen presented Rani to the Queen, who gave her a music box. Jane liked Rani because she spoke to her as a girl and not a queen and became friends with her. | Jane Grey became queen when aged sixteen as her father wished, but she never wanted to rule. She met [[Rani Chandra]] on [[19 July]] [[1553]], the ninth and final day of Jane's reign. Rani was found by Mistress [[Ellen]], who believed her to be the queen's new lady-in-waiting. Rani played along so she could find the object she had been sent to the past to retrieve. Ellen presented Rani to the Queen, who gave her a music box. Jane liked Rani because she spoke to her as a girl and not a queen and became friends with her. | ||
[[File:Queen Jane.jpg|thumb|left|Jane on the ninth day of her reign. ([[ | [[File:Queen Jane.jpg|thumb|left|Jane on the ninth day of her reign. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')]] | ||
She learned that [[Mary I]] had claimed the throne and proclaimed Jane a traitor who would be sentenced to death. [[Matilda (Lost in Time)|Lady Matilda]] tried to kill Jane that night so she would become a martyr, but Rani stopped her. Rani worked out that the dagger Matilda tried to kill Jane with was the object the Shopkeeper was after. She retrieved it and stayed to comfort Jane before using it to teleport back to [[2010]]. Jane suspected Rani was an [[angel (mythology)|angel]] and this strengthened her. | She learned that [[Mary I]] had claimed the throne and proclaimed Jane a traitor who would be sentenced to death. [[Matilda (Lost in Time)|Lady Matilda]] tried to kill Jane that night so she would become a martyr, but Rani stopped her. Rani worked out that the dagger Matilda tried to kill Jane with was the object the Shopkeeper was after. She retrieved it and stayed to comfort Jane before using it to teleport back to [[2010]]. Jane suspected Rani was an [[angel (mythology)|angel]] and this strengthened her. | ||
Before her death, she wrote to her sister Catherine knowing that she had achieved immortality as Rani had told her earlier that she would be remembered for centuries to come. ([[ | Before her death, she wrote to her sister Catherine knowing that she had achieved immortality as Rani had told her earlier that she would be remembered for centuries to come. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | ||
=== Execution === | === Execution === | ||
Before her death, Jane helped the [[First Doctor]] to defeat an alien entity that had infected the Doctor's companion [[Barbara Wright]]. He later witnessed her execution on [[12 February]] [[1554]] and helped to give her dignity in the end. ([[ | Before her death, Jane helped the [[First Doctor]] to defeat an alien entity that had infected the Doctor's companion [[Barbara Wright]]. He later witnessed her execution on [[12 February]] [[1554]] and helped to give her dignity in the end. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] also visited her at around the same time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'') | ||
In [[1985]], Barbara wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady Jane's brief reign was covered. ([[ | In [[1985]], Barbara wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady Jane's brief reign was covered. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 08:24, 17 September 2012
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Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 - 12 February 1554) was the Queen of England for nine days from 10 to 19 July 1553.
Biography
Marriage
At the age of fifteen, Jane Grey was forced into a marriage with Lord Guilford Dudley by her mother. She found her husband an ass. He talked of nothing but himself, failed to compliment her if she wore a new gown and never washed.
Reign
Jane Grey became queen when aged sixteen as her father wished, but she never wanted to rule. She met Rani Chandra on 19 July 1553, the ninth and final day of Jane's reign. Rani was found by Mistress Ellen, who believed her to be the queen's new lady-in-waiting. Rani played along so she could find the object she had been sent to the past to retrieve. Ellen presented Rani to the Queen, who gave her a music box. Jane liked Rani because she spoke to her as a girl and not a queen and became friends with her.
She learned that Mary I had claimed the throne and proclaimed Jane a traitor who would be sentenced to death. Lady Matilda tried to kill Jane that night so she would become a martyr, but Rani stopped her. Rani worked out that the dagger Matilda tried to kill Jane with was the object the Shopkeeper was after. She retrieved it and stayed to comfort Jane before using it to teleport back to 2010. Jane suspected Rani was an angel and this strengthened her.
Before her death, she wrote to her sister Catherine knowing that she had achieved immortality as Rani had told her earlier that she would be remembered for centuries to come. (TV: Lost in Time)
Execution
Before her death, Jane helped the First Doctor to defeat an alien entity that had infected the Doctor's companion Barbara Wright. He later witnessed her execution on 12 February 1554 and helped to give her dignity in the end. (PROSE: The Nine-Day Queen) The Sixth Doctor also visited her at around the same time. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)
In 1985, Barbara wrote a GCSE textbook called Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board with Ian Martin in which Lady Jane's brief reign was covered. (PROSE: The Nine-Day Queen)
