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Should Jane be known as Queen Jane or Lady Jane? – Thank you!

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Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?

Sarah Beth Watkins (author of The Tudor Brandons) Jane was officially proclaimed queen but was never crowned – does that mean she wasn’t queen? During her very brief time, she certainly acted like a queen, holding court and discussing government … Continue reading

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Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?

Melita Thomas (author of The House of Grey: Friends & Foes of Kings) Undoubtedly, Lady Jane. Jane was not queen under common law – even supposing Mary and Elizabeth did not count, and excluding Mary Queen of Scots as not … Continue reading

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Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?

Valerie Schutte (editor of Mid-Tudor Queenship and Memory: The Making and Re-making of Lady Jane Grey and Mary I) Jane Grey should be known as Lady Jane, and if we want to be more accurate, perhaps Lady Jane Dudley. For … Continue reading

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