An account of the closing months of the life of Lady Jane Grey
Compiled from contemporary documents by ALISON PLOWDEN
On the death of Edward VI in July 1553 Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen of England by her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, who intended to rule the country through her. The Duke's bid for power was a failure and nine days later Mary Tudor-the rightful heiress-was herself proclaimed Queen. Northumberland was executed. Jane's own execution, by then a political necessity, followed in February 1554. She was sixteen years old
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
Broadcast on November 14. 1963