Jane's Fate (In More Detail)

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Painted by Paul Delaroche. This painting shows how innocent Jane was, or at least how confused she was. Painted in 1833, way after Jane's execution.

Jane Grey, more commonly known as the Queen for 9 days, fate and chooses are what lead her to her death. She didn't have the choose to become Queen, however. Although she did have the final word, her parents pushed her to be Queen. What made it even worse was that Edward VI left Jane the throne. A lot of information tells us that she thought about ups and downs of being Queen. I guess what i think is that she knew that something was to come of this, mostly bad. After Mary took over, Mary was going to pardon Jane and her husband Guildford. Jane was Mary's own half cousin. Mary loved Jane, somewhat, but she was a bit upset with the situation she was in. Jane was a strong Protestant and Mary was a faithful Catholic. Jane was forced into marriage and Mary wished for it. Each girl was the complete opposite of each other which made matters all the worse. When Philip of Spain agreed to marry Mary, he had only one thing in his way, Jane. Philip would not come over from Spain unless Jane was out of the picture, completely. Jane and Guildford were locked up at the Tower of London, unable to escape. Mary agreed to this, but before Jane was put to death, Mary tried to turn Jane into a Catholic, which didn't work. Jane died on July 19, 1554. Guildford died in the morning and Jane later on. For a better image or more information watch the movie - Lady Jane, directed by Trevor Nunn. (Though not all the facts are completely accurate in the movie.)