On this day in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was executed on the orders of Queen Mary. She had previously been proclaimed Queen on July 10th, 1553, only to be usurped by Mary nine days later on July 19th, and tried and convicted of high treason on November 13th. This was despite the previous King, Edward VI, having in his will nominated her as his preferred successor to the throne (she being a fellow Protestant; Mary, a Catholic).
Lady Jane’s father, Henry Grey, was executed a matter of a few days later, on February 23rd, for his role in “Wyatt’s Rebellion”.
A tragic story.