Linda Porter – (author of ‘Mary Tudor: The First Queen’)
I don’t actually agree with nine or thirteen days. Jane was proclaimed queen in London on 9 July, 1553 (according to the diary of Henry Machyn) though she didn’t arrive at the Tower of London until 10 July, which seems to have become the favoured date for her actual proclamation in some quarters. The printed proclamation in the library of the Society of Antiquaries is dated 10 July and printed by Richard Grafton. The two dates aren’t necessarily contradictory – she could have been proclaimed the day before the actual document was printed. The council finally agreed to proclaim Mary late in the afternoon of 19 July, so it’s nine or ten days, depending on which account of the proclamation you prefer.
Claire Ridgway (author of ‘The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown’)
I think Jane was queen for 13 days because I believe we should date her reign from the day that Edward VI died, seeing as his devise had named her as heir, until Mary was proclaimed queen.
