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Lady Jane Grey

Also known as: Lady Jane Grey; primary name: Grey, Jane; other name: (Lady) Dudley, Jane; other name: (Lady) Gray, Jane
Details: individual; ruler; British; Female
Life dates: 1537-1554
Biography: Daughter of Henry Grey, duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII (q.v.). Manoeuvrings to have her married to her cousin Edward VI (q.v.) were unsuccessful and in 1553 she married Guildford Dudley, son of duke of Northumberland. Edward VI died a few weeks later and she was proclaimed Queen, but supporters of Mary I (q.v.) prevailed. Lady Jane and her husband were executed in the Tower on 12 February 1554. (her name was sometimes spelt Gray by 18th and 19th century sources).

170 related objects

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1888,0806.6 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1792-1878

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.852 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.899 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.896 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.842 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.845 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.857 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.877 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.838 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.856 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.895 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.893 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.841 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.890 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.891 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing

Museum number: 1951,1110.36 |
Producer name: BIOG23624 Drawn by:Edward Henry Corbould |
Production date: 1816-1905

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.894 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.843 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.849 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.898 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.862 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.855 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.839 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: Gg,1.406 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Drawn by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1748

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.837 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0514.54 |
Producer name: BIOG24900 Drawn by:Paul Delaroche |
Production date: 1832-1833

drawing

Museum number: Gg,3.384 |
Producer name: BIOG22876 Drawn by:Giovanni Battista Cipriani |
Production date: 1727-1785

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.861 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.901 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.902 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.897 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.900 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1045 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1841

medal

Museum number: 1882,0401.1 |
Producer name: BIOG107339 Designed by:Edward Emery |
Production date: 1800-1850 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: BNK,EngM.5 |
Producer name: BIOG107339 Designed by:Edward Emery |
Production date: 18thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: M.6821 |
Producer name: BIOG107339 Designed by:Edward Emery |
Production date: 18thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print

Title: Lady Jane Gray (sic) |
Museum number: 1876,0708.2683 |
Producer name: Print made by:Eduard Clemens FechnerPublished by:Veith & Hauser |
Production date: 1830s |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1915,0130.23 |
Producer name: Print made by:Emery WalkerAfter:Hans Eworth |
Production date: 19thC(late)-20thC(early)

print

Title: Lady Jane Gray in prison |
Museum number: 1855,0512.355 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: late 18thC

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The alarm; or execution of Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9967 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles GrignionAfter:Samuel Wale |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey Disputing on Theology |
Museum number: 1913,1015.82 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1850s

print; book of prints

Title: Vetusta Monumenta |
Museum number: Hh,1.1-44 |
Producer name: Published by:Society of Antiquaries of LondonPublished by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1724-1788 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: The Lady Jane Gray |
Museum number: 1871,1209.2167 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward HargraveAfter:Adriaen van der Werff |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Death of Lady Jane Gray |
Museum number: 1880,1113.3502 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1769 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Dr Fecknam Dean of St Paul's, trying by arguments to convert Lady Jane Grey to the romish faith, thr |
Museum number: 1863,0725.74 |
Producer name: After:James NorthcotePrint made by:John Ogborne |
Production date: 1798 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Lady Jane Grey and Roger Ascham |
Museum number: 1980,1011.85 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lumb StocksAfter:John Callcott Horsley |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Effigies Ianæ Graiæ Henrici VIII Proneptis ex Sorore |
Museum number: 1925,0615.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert WhitePublished by:Richard Chiswell |
Production date: 1681 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; diary

Title: Le souvenir or pocket tablet for MDCCCXLI. |
Museum number: 1883,0714.463 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Pye, the youngerPrint made by:Stephen Watts |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Birmingham (West Midlands)

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1871,0812.2775 |
Producer name: After:James NorthcotePrint made by:James Mitchell |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1900,1231.23 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas RyallPublished by:John Tallis & Co |
Production date: early 19thC |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1862,0614.1205 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert CooperAfter:William Derby |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Key to the engraving of Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1873,0712.903 |
Producer name: After:Charles Robert LesliePublished by:Robert Bowyer |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Death of Jane Grey, and L Dudley |
Museum number: 1875,0508.1505 |
Producer name: After:Samuel WalePrint made by:Nathaniel Parr |
Production date: 1747 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Feckenham by order of the queen visits Lady J. Gra Bowyer's history of England |
Museum number: 1858,1009.128 |
Producer name: After:James NorthcotePrint made by:William Bromley |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1872,1012.5139 |
Producer name: BIOG36497 Print made by:Jan Luyken |
Production date: 1664-1712

print

Title: Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1865,0311.31 |
Producer name: Print made by:George NobleAfter:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1802 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,9.139 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 17thC

print

Museum number: 1880,1113.3501 |
Producer name: BIOG36497 Print made by:Jan Luyken |
Production date: 1664-1712

print

Title: Jane Grey |
Museum number: 2006,U.2380 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Émile DesmaisonsAfter:Adriaen van der Werff |
Production date: 1830-1850 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.3414 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2451 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1859,0316.310 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2429 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2443 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Lady Jane's tower and chapel |
Museum number: 1931,0909.281 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1800 - 1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2490 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Bradgate, Leicestershire |
Museum number: 1931,0909.280 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1800 - 1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.632 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1859,0316.311 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Lady Jane Gray's reluctance to accept the Crown of England |
Museum number: 2010,7081.5833 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Charles BromleyAfter:Charles Robert Leslie |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey OB 1554 |
Museum number: 1939,0410.50 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: late 18thC

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1871,1209.1348 |
Producer name: BIOG23570 Print made by:Robert Cooper |
Production date: 1795-1836

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.2839 |
Producer name: BIOG21399 Print made by:Michael Burghers |
Production date: 1668-1727

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1848,1125.312 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas Anthony DeanAfter:Lucas D'Heere |
Production date: 1830

print

Title: The Death of Lady Jane Gray |
Museum number: 1870,1008.2262 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francesco BartolozziAfter:William Martin |
Production date: 1790

print

Museum number: 1896,1021.127 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert GravesAfter:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1813-1873

print

Title: Iohanna Gray |
Museum number: 1881,1112.221 |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg Christoph SchmidtAfter:Georg Melchior Kraus |
Production date: 1755-1811

print; book-illustration

Title: Effigies Ianæ Graiæ Henrici VIII Proneptis ex Sorore |
Museum number: Y,5.141 |
Producer name: BIOG50966 Print made by:Robert White |
Production date: 1681

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1848,0911.447 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VermeulenAfter:Adriaen van der Werff |
Production date: 1697-1708

print

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1885,0509.1385 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: late 18thC

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: 1912,1217.381 |
Producer name: BIOG51001 Print made by:Josiah Wood Whymper |
Production date: 1828-1884

print

Title: The Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: G,9.135 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Print made by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1748

print

Museum number: 1875,0710.180 |
Producer name: BIOG43166 Print made by:Simon François Ravenet I |
Production date: 1750

print; book-illustration

Title: Effigies Ianæ Graiæ Henrici VIII Proneptis ex Sorore |
Museum number: O,8.124 |
Producer name: BIOG50966 Print made by:Robert White |
Production date: 1681

print

Title: Lady Jane Gray's reluctance to accept the Crown of England |
Museum number: 1882,0311.1177 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Charles BromleyAfter:Charles Robert Leslie |
Production date: 1829

print

Title: Iana Graya |
Museum number: 1948,0315.10.157 |
Producer name: BIOG20452 Print made by:Esme de Boulonois |
Production date: 1645-1681

print

Museum number: 1895,1031.256 |
Producer name: BIOG21399 Print made by:Michael Burghers |
Production date: 1668-1727

print

Museum number: O,7.173 |
Producer name: BIOG46127 Print made by:John Keyse Sherwin |
Production date: 1766-1790

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Lady Jane Gray |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1186 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Keyse SherwinAfter:John Plott |
Production date: 1799

print; newspaper/periodical; satirical print

Title: The Alarm; or Execution of Lady Jane Grey |
Museum number: Y,4.104 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles GrignionAfter:Samuel Wale |
Production date: 1732-1810

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1859,0316.349 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2422 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2419 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2484 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2439 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2430 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2461 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2421 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.2423 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Richard Bentley |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1872,1012.1595 |
Producer name: After:Henry CorbouldPrint made by:Charles Rolls |
Production date: 1828-1848

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