The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey - England's Forgotten Queen - S01 EP01 - History Documentary

Lady Jane's story is one that broke my heart because she was only guilty by association and bloodline. She never did anything that warrant such a death so young. She should be talked about more because she was literally a pawn that was controlled by men with evil intentions.

I feel really really bad for Jane. None of this was her fault. She shouldn't have been killed. Truly an innocent bystander. Poor thing.

I think the first thing I assume before researching this era is that everything very likely King Henry the 8th's fault.

Jane’s life before she was proclaimed queen was by no means carefree. It was atrocious. Her parents were immensely abusive to her.

Kind Henry VIII married two Anne's. Anne Boleyn who was beheaded, and later, he married Anne of Cleves, a German aristocratic lady. As soon as the king saw her, he disliked her, and she most likely disliked him as well. Knowing what happened to his first Anne, she happily agreed to have the marriage annulled 7 months later, and she was given the title, "The Kings' beloved sister". And she lived a happy life for that time in her own home she was given, ate with the royal family, and the king's children loved her. She died shortly after Mary's coronation. She was known by all, including her servants, as kind and generous.

Lady Jane Grey's story is quite inspiring and this documentary really brought it to life! I love that she made her husband Guilford a duke and not a king. "this queen don't need a king."

Jane was a child with narcissists for parents. They wanted power and their children paid the ultimate price. A lesson for all parents who use their children to manipulate in any society.

What amazes me that that. These families are immortalized in histories after the pain they wrought on people.

She was an enlightened being. Although she only held the position for a short time she tried to make positive changes. This story always amazed me.

Isn't it confusing and frustrating to have many Mary and Margaret in just one family

LOL LOL LOL I laughed so hard because the duke thought his son would be king. Only to have the table turned and Jane said no for her husband to be king he can be a duke lol. You go Jane.

As a fan of alternate history, I wonder what kind of queen Jane would have been. She was already showing herself to be no docile pushover, but didn't have time to develop herself. Would her reign be similar to that of Elizabeth?

I have no problem accepting Jane Grey as a strong individual, but I really disagree with that guy's explanation "Well her cousins were headstrong, so she can't have been demure!" Nonsense, people don't necessarily have the same character, only because they are related!

I can never forget Lady Jane Grey. As a kid, I have read Nine Days a Queen, as well as the story of Bloody Mary, and I have the story of the latter's younger sibling. Queen Elizabeth. :)

"No king, no sex." I'll use that excuse next time

I admire Jane. She was so small, yet she knew to protect her family's throne.

I’m not even English, but Lady Jane is one of my very favorite monarchs ever.

"No, I'll make him a Duke." 🤔😂

So within a few months she was forced to marry, forced to become queen, then killed. Through no fault of her own. Such are the power games of men.

Ever since seeing Helena Bonham-Carter play the tragic queen, Jane Grey's story has intrigued me immensely. She was thrust into a monumental and dangerous position she neither aspired to or wanted. Her devotion to God and adherence to royal rights of inheritance I admire. Had it not been for Edward Seymour and her father, Jane would not have been forced to take on the role of queen, even though she seemed to come into her own as one. Her reign was as close to a real "Game of Thrones" scenario as History could get.