<h3 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > she was the "Queen of the Nine Days" of the United Kingdom, who ascended the throne in a vacuum and was secretly beheaded for 9 days</h3>
When it comes to queens in British history, many readers may think of Elizabeth II today. In fact, in the history of Britain, there have been six queens, and Jane Gray is the most inconspicuous one.
After the death of Edward VI, the heir to the English throne fell into the hands of Jane Grey. However, she was known as the "Queen of the Nine Days" of the United Kingdom, and she ascended the throne in a vacuum, and was secretly beheaded for 9 days after succeeding to the throne.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > childhood experience</h3>
Jane Grey is truly Britain's first queen, but there seems to be little presence in history. She was born on October 12, 1537, to the son of Henry Gray, Duke of Suffolk, and to The Mother of Francis Brandon.
As a child, Jane Gray was a veritable school bully and was known for her versatility. As a child, Jane Gray did not like to hunt, and his greatest hobby was to study Plato's philosophy at home.
As a girl, Jane Gray was sent to the English Royal Palace and underwent systematic court etiquette. Thomas Seymour saw Jane Gray's extraordinary status, so he bought custody of jane Gray for two thousand pounds and plotted to marry Edward VI later.
Unfortunately, Thomas Seymour was executed for offending the king, and Jane Gray's custody fell into the hands of the Duke of Northumberland. He arranged for his son Guildford Dudley to marry Jane Gray and hoped that his daughter-in-law would become Edward VI's heir.
< h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > queen ascended the throne</h3>
Jane Grey's father-in-law persuaded Edward VI to make Jane Gray the legal heir to the throne. In fact, King Edward at that time was also helpless, and he would crown his cousin as the heir.
First of all, in terms of King Edward himself.
Edward VI was in a very awkward position, and his father Henry VIII had only one male heir. Although there are two half-sisters, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth, there are irreconcilable contradictions between them.
More crucially, Edward VI himself had an heir crisis. As the king has never given birth to an heir to the throne, he had no choice but to choose his cousin Jane Gray.
Second, in terms of religious beliefs.
Edward VI was a devout Protestant who did not want mary, a Catholic, to succeed to the throne after his death. It was religious considerations that gave Jane Grey the status of heir to the throne.
Finally, on the emotional side.
Edward VI grew up in a tense relationship with his two sisters, and did not recognize the two relatives after he succeeded to the throne. Therefore, there is a puzzling scene in history, and Jane Gray, an outsider, has become the legal heir.
Issued in September 1553, Jane Grey officially became Queen of England. However, if the name is not correct, it is not smooth, and there are also historical records that Jane Gray was actually coerced by two parents to ascend the throne, so confused to ascend the throne of the Empire of the Rising Sun.
< h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > nine days queen</h3>
Although Jane Gray ascended the throne, her foundations were unstable. On the one hand, mary and Elizabeth existed in the British royal family, and the two princesses did not recognize her heir status at all, and there was a large number of conservative nobles who obstructed.
Another reason is that Jane Gray is only a puppet of two parents, and the most beneficial thing for her succession to the throne is actually her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland. Jane Gray was only sixteen years old at the time, but she had to face such a deceitful court environment.
After Jane Gray succeeded to the throne, the Duke of Northumberland began to strengthen the centralization of power, promoting Protestantism in the religious field, and took many harsh measures. It was this kind of harsh rule that caused the dissatisfaction of many conservative forces, and Princess Mary began to recruit ambitious soldiers.
The Duke of Northumberland went on a crusade against Princess Mary, but at this time the Privy Council saw the wind and turned from supporting Jane Gray to supporting Princess Mary. It was this subtle change that led to Jane Gray's unhappy marriage and life.
No one expected that Princess Mary's army would be so powerful that it would defeat the Duke of Northumberland. Jane Gray's parents saw that the tide was gone, and they actually left their daughters to flee, and Jane Gray and her husband were both arrested.
Because Jane Gray ruled England for only nine days, she was given the title of "Queen of nine days" in history. History has pushed a sixteen-year-old girl to the forefront, and Although Jane Gray is queen of England, she has never exercised any power, not even dealt with a national event, and her entire life has become a tool for others to fight for power and profit.
<h3 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > secretly executed</h3>
The Duke of Northumberland, in order to survive, knelt down with Princess Mary and begged for forgiveness, and announced a change of religion. Princess Mary was bloodthirsty and brutal, and without giving her enemies a chance to breathe, secretly executed the Duke of Northumberland.
Princess Mary then took control of the whole thing, succeeded to the throne as Mary I, and openly declared Jane Gray to be a usurper. Despite her brutal personality, Princess Mary has a sympathetic view for Jane Gray.
When the two had dinner together, Mary I had given Jane Gray a way to go. As long as Jane Gray abandons Protestantism and converts to Catholicism, she will survive. Unexpectedly, Jane Gray preferred to die unyieldingly, and was already ready for death.
On February 12, 1554, Jane Gray was secretly beheaded in the Tower of London, and after nine days as queen, she ended up as the most miserable queen in English history. Jane Gray was a skeletal woman who passed away with the words "Lord, I have put my soul in your hands."
So how do you evaluate Jane Gray's short and bleak life? Xiaobian interprets it from the following aspects.
First, childhood experiences.
This was the most carefree time for Jane Gray, who loved poetry and philosophy, and Jane Gray was, in our words today, a literary young woman. But being in the imperial family, it is inevitable that you will be involved in the struggle for power and profit.
Jane Gray longs for a carefree life, but every moment is used and calculated, and in the end life is also a tragedy.
Second, in terms of marriage.
Jane Gray's parents sold custody of their daughter for £2,000 and ignored Jane Gray in the face of crisis. Her marriage did not have any emotional element, but a completely political marriage.
Finally, religiously speaking.
Sometimes history is so "casual" that Edward VI did not choose his two sisters, but let Jane Gray succeed to the throne. The biggest reason was actually because of her religious beliefs, and she was eventually defeated by Princess Mary's iron horse.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > small editor comments</h3>
It is said that poor people were born in the imperial family, and Jane Gray made wedding clothes for others. Confused to ascend to the throne and deposed, she was the queen for nine days but put her life in it.
People around her are taking advantage of Jane Gray, parents, in-laws and husbands have treated her as a puppet, and even the historical evaluation of her is very understated, such a life is inevitably sympathetic and lamentable.