CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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Birth of Lady Jane Grey.-Family.-Extraction.---Thom-
as Grey. His sayings.—Third Marquis of Dorset, Lady
Jane's Father.-Charles Brandon.-Mary Tudor.-Louis
XII.—Marriage.—Death.—Mary's marriage with Charles
Brandon.-Henry VIII. offended.-Reconciliation..... 13

CHAPTER II.

History of the Reformation.-Henry VIII-His marriage
with Katharine of Arragon.-Birth of Princess Mary.-
Wycliffe.-Luther.-Reformation in Germany.-Henry
VIII. an author.-Wolsey.-His career.-The King
falls in love with Anne Boleyn.-Percy.-Anne.-Di-
vorce from Katharine.-Marriage with Anne Boleyn.-
Wolsey's fall.-Rise of Cromwell.-Execution of Anne
Boleyn..

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CHAPTER III.

Birth of Lady Jane Grey.-Her father.-His Country-
Seat.-Lady Jane's early history.-Customs of the
age. Her appearance at Court as maid to Katharine
Parr.-Jane Seymour.-King's marriage.-Birth of
Prince Edward.-Death of the Queen.-Henry marries
Anne of Cleves.-Deserts her.-Marries Katharine How-
ard. Her disgrace and execution...

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CHAPTER IV.

Katharine Parr.-Sir Thomas Seymour.-Katharine mar-
ries Henry VIII--Lady Jane Grey.--Katharine's nar
row escape.--Death of the King.-Edward VI.-Som-
erset.-Admiral Seymour marries Katharine Parr.-
Project of marrying Lady Jane Grey to the King.--Con-
duct of Elizabeth.--Death of Katharine Parr.-Lady
Jane Grey her chief mourner..

CHAPTER V.

Correspondence in reference to Lady Jane.--She goes to
her father's house.-Returns to the care of Seymour.
-The Admiral arrested.-Lady Jane returns to Brad-
gate.--Seymour beheaded.-Letter of Roger Ascham
to Lady Jane.-Presented at Court.-Visit with the
Princess Mary.-Mary presents her with a gold neck-
lace..

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CHAPTER VI.

Duke of Somerset.-Insurrections.-Rise of the Earl of
Warwick.-Made Duke of Northumberland.-Downfall
of Somerset.-Northumberland's ambition.-His designs
upon the Crown..

CHAPTER VII.

Lady Jane Grey.-Description of her person.-Her learn-
ing and virtues.-Northumberland's projects.-Imagin-
ary conversation between Roger Ascham and Lady
Jane. Her marriage with Lord Guildford Dudley.-
Edward VI. a victim to Northumberland.-Makes his
Will in favor of Lady Jane Grey.-Troubles with the
Council.-Innocence of Lady Jane..

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CHAPTER VIII.

The Princess Mary.-Her early mortifications.-Her dis-
grace. Fruitless attempts at marriage.-Northumber-
land's treatment of Mary.-Remarks upon her charac-

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CHAPTER IX.

Death of Edward VI.-Lady Jane Grey apprised of his
Death and Will.-Refuses to accept the Crown.-Weeps
and faints. Is forced to accept it.-Goes to the Tow-
er.-Mary is surrounded in the country by Friends.-
Proclamation of Lady Jane.-Advance of Mary upon
London. The Nobility and Council flock to her stand-
ard.-Lady Jane gives up the Crown.-The arrest of
Lady Jane and her husband......

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CHAPTER X.

Duke of Northumberland.-Suffolk set at liberty.-Trial
of Northumberland His execution.-Lady Jane Grey.
-Her treatment.-Her angelic conduct.-Queen Mary's
religious persecutions. Her coronation....

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CHAPTER XI.

Trial of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford at Guild-
hall. Their conduct.-Sentenced to death.-Sympathy
for Lady Jane.-Religious matters.-Dr. Sandys.-Pro-
ject of Mary's Marriage with Philip.-Opposition of Peo-
ple and Parliament.-Insurrections of Suffolk, Carew,
and Wyatt.-Wyatt in London.-His downfall..

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CHAPTER XII.

Result of the Insurrections.--The approaching fate of
Lady Jane Grey.-Mary signs Lady Jane's death-war-
rant. She prepares for death-Religious dispute with
Feckenham.--Letter to her father.-Letter to her sister
Katharine. Her Prayer.--Her last hours.-Death of
Lord Guildford. Her own triumphant end.....

CHAPTER XIII.

Trial of the Duke of Suffolk.-His execution.-End of
Wyatt.-Lady Katharine and Lady Mary Grey.-Per-
secution of Queen Elizabeth.-The end.....

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LIFE OF LADY JANE GREY.

CHAPTER I.

BIRTH

OF LADY JANE

GREY.-FAMILY.-EXTRACTION.-THOMAS

GREY. HIS SAYINGS.-THIRD MARQUIS OF DORSET, LADY JANE'S FATHER.-CHARLES BRANDON.-MARY TUDOR. LOUIS XII.-MARRIAGE. DEATH.-MARY'S MARRIAGE WITH CHARLES BRANDON. -HENRY VIII. OFFENDED. RECONCILIATION.

LADY JANE GREY was born in Bradgate, Leicestershire, one of the interior counties of England. The precise date of her birth cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, no two of the chroniclers of her times agreeing upon this point. The probabilities are, however, that she was born in the year 1537, being of the same age as Edward VI., with whose fate in after years her own fortunes were closely connected.

The family of GREY was originally of Norman extraction. Rollo or Frilburt was the first