Following the death of Edward VI in 1553, unscrupulous politicians propelled the staunchly Protestant young girl to the throne in a bid to prevent her Roman Catholic relative, Mary Tudor ...

Mary married the King of France, and then after his death, she married Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk. “Margaret Tudor married the King of Scotland, Henry James IV, who died in 1513.

Lady Jane Grey, who was crowned in 1553, was executed by Mary Tudor within a year Christopher Ison/English Heritage The sitter’s costume, including her sleeves and coif, was modified ...

However, Mary became queen and Jane was executed. Not everyone considers Lady Jane Gray to be one of the Tudors. Before Henry Tudor became king he had to win the crown from King Richard III.

But there were only two executions for heresy in this reign. The Catholic Mary Tudor came to the throne in 1553 after a brief attempt by the Protestants to have Lady Jane Grey crowned Queen.