Lady Jane in her own words


12th February 1554

Lady Jane wrote a farewell message to Sir John Brydges (the Lieutenant of the Tower), in the prayer book she carried to the scaffold.

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Moments before her execution, Lady Jane made the customary scaffold speech.

11 February 1554

Lady Jane wrote a farewell message to her father, in the prayerbook she carried to the scaffold.

(c) British Library

(c) British Library


Lady Jane wrote a farewell letter to her sister Katherine.


Lady Jane wrote a letter to her father. Although the authenticity of this letter has been questioned by Leanda de Lisle and Eric Ives.



10 February 1554

A possible date for Jane’s conference with Dr Feckenham.


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