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Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?

Linda Porter – (author of ‘Mary Tudor: The First Queen’) Jane was certainly proclaimed queen and Cecil’s own notes refer to her first as Jana Regina and then as Jana Non-Regina. For the short period of time that she had … Continue reading

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Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?

Lee Porritt (owner of Lady Jane Grey Revisited) ‘I suppose the answer to this question is if the individual believes that the reign of Queen Jane was lawful or not. Historians have been divided over this subject for many years, … Continue reading

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Should Jane be known as Lady Jane or Queen Jane?

Elizabeth Norton (author of ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’) British history does not have enough reigning queens, so I’m all for including both Jane and her distant predecessor, Empress Matilda. It is always pleasing to see one, or both of … Continue reading

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Should Jane be known as Queen Jane or Lady Jane?

Mickey Mayhew (author of ‘House of Tudor: A Grisly History’) I do think she should be known as ‘Queen Jane’ but you’ll find perhaps that the ‘Lady Jane Grey’ tag will be hard to shift in popular public perception. Amy … Continue reading

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