The HORRIFIC Abuse Of The 9 Day Queen

One of the most horrific and tragic women of the Tudor Period was Lady Jane Grey. By all accounts Jane was a well educated and very intelligent young girl but inside the walls of the Tower of London she would become a victim to Bloody Mary I, losing her head in one swift strike from the executioners axe at around the age of 16. Jane was declared Queen following the death of King Edward VI, and she did not want to become the Queen. It was her father in laws scheming and manipulation that secured her on the throne and she’s the shortest reigning monarch in English history as 9 days later she was overthrown by the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII, Mary I. Jane’s early life was not always happy though and there have been a number of questions and allegations that have emerged over the centuries about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents and also at the hands of her father in law. Jane’s parents wanted her to become something in life, but this was at a cost.

[@petebrandon8164]

Thank you for this sensitive and informative cameo on the tragic story of Lady Jane’s background. Can you imagine how much tumult, stress and suffering for this poor young girl 😢

[@ct55bongo]

Her parents were horrible especially her mother .

[@jontaedouglas7244]

The Tudor dynasty had two enemies, Religion and succession

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

Jane's and Gilford's parents were bullies, all because they were power hungry, and then everything went terribly wrong with both of them losing their lives as teenagers. Religion paid a big part because they were protestant, and Mary 1st was as devout catholic.

[@thehistory_student]

Another interesting video…the Tudors really are fascinating ❤️

[@tommiehicks612]

LJG was deemed a successor to the crown by a sitting king of England. She committed no crime. Poor woman.

[@emmyALDC]

I wish we learned more about Tudor history in class

[@UraniumMilk]

I always wonder why this part of the Tudor history seems neglected. My theory is, many people get into Tudor history because it has feminist icons like Elizabeth I who show how strong women can be, but the Jane Grey bit does not mesh with feminism, it's distasteful. Actually it's the most disturbing political execution that I know of.

[@karieschneider746]

The Tudor women were pieces of property.

[@UraniumMilk]

​@@karieschneider746 But In the case of both Mary I and Elizabeth I it was a triumph, since the last female queen of England was Matilda The Grey. With Jane Grey and also with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots it shows how women can be hateful to other women.

[@Beemmeupz]

@@UraniumMilkElizabeth signed of slavery tho which isn’t very feminist because you know…African women

[@Vic35102]

Do you think that marry wanted to Execute jane,?

[@briansullivan5908]

Mary wasn’t known for her empathy.

[@cherrytraveller5915]

Look what Mary did to her own sister and then you understand Mary.

[@muttstersmart]

Mary had not planned to execute Jane and Guildford originally, she understood Jane’s young age and naivety and that she didn’t even want to be Queen. Jane was an intelligent girl but had no control of her life. She had been forced into the drama by her father-in-law, John Dudley. Mary did not think twice to execute John (he was Edward VI’s regent and I imagine that he had an influence over Edward). Mary had nearly been sent to the Tower herself at Jane’s age by her own father for her refusal to accept his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Mary had hoped that she could keep Jane and Guildford alive and release them from prison after about a year, but Mary also needed to get an heir herself. And at the time, her key candidates for her Successor: Elizabeth I, Jane and Mary Queen of Scots were all bad choices for her. Elizabeth and Jane were Protestants, and Mary Queen of Scots was 1) Scottish and 2) engaged to the Dauphin of France. This would have meant that if Mary Queen of Scots was the Queen of England, then her French husband could be King of England as well as France. Mary I knew that Jane wouldn’t convert to Catholicism (Jane was a devout Protestant) so she needed a husband to produce a Catholic heir. But Mary’s fiancé, Philip II of Spain, feared that as long as Jane was alive then he was not safe and that he might not become King of England. So reluctantly, Mary signed the death warrant and Mary regretted executing Jane for the rest of her life.

[@ivyrose779]

@@muttstersmartJane’s family also led another rebellion after Jane was put in the tower which basically erased any option for Mary to be lenient.

[@muttstersmart]

@@ivyrose779 very true. It was not Jane’s fault at all but her family gave Mary no other option.

[@brigidmartin]

stop the pity party for Jane. She wasn't the pathetic pawn history makes her out to be

[@hmldjr]

please elaborate

[@brigidmartin]

@@hmldjr she wanted to be remembered for dying for her faith. Granted she was a girl without power but her zest for the Reformation was fierce as she was willingly to die. Jane was a threat to Mary the same as Elizabeth - why do you think she ended up in The Tower

[@morethanmeetstheeye1355]

@@brigidmartinHow is this different from many women of the period? Women were pawns used to barter to the highest bidder that their family could manage. Women were not to receive any of that money for themselves. Many women had to work from behind the scenes in order to further their cause because women were not allowed to publicly draw attention to themselves, it was unseemly and women were thought to be less intelligent just by being female.
This problem existed through many generations and even into our modern times.

[@cherrytraveller5915]

She was a child who was a pawn to other people. She didn’t choose to be in that position but was forced there because of Edward will. She is just as much victim as any one. Stop victimising her

[@ivyrose779]

We have a tendency of putting historical figures in a box when they’re almost always more nuanced.