2) Grey, Lady Jane. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Queen of England for nine days (1553). Proclaimed queen on the death of Edward VI (July 10, 1553), she was imprisoned after her short reign, replaced by the popular...

3) Jane. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...iii. canto vii. 58.Jane. A most ill-starred name for rulers. To give a few examples: Lady Jane Grey, beheaded by Mary for treason; Jane Seymour; Jane or Joan Beaufort,...

4) Dudley, Robert. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...and favorite of Elizabeth I. Pardoned for his involvement in the plot to secure the throne for Lady Jane Grey (1553), he sought the hand of Elizabeth, who refused...

5) Sandys, Edwin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cambridge he turned to Protestantism. On the death (1553) of Edward VI, Sandys supported Lady Jane Grey as candidate for the throne. As a result he was imprisoned...

6) Aylmer, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Aelmer or Elmer. He was briefly chaplain to the duke of Suffolk and tutor to his daughter, Lady Jane Grey. In 1553 he was deprived of his church preferments for opposing...

7) Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of the young Edward VI, who knighted him in 1547. He supported, for a time, the claims of Lady Jane Grey to the throne, and in 1554 he was tried for complicity in...

8) Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Rowe, Nicholas
...(1703); The Biter (1705), Ulysses (1707); The Royal Convert (1708); Jane Shore (1713); Lady Jane Grey (1715), and other works printed with the Plays. His edition...

9) Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...He received favors at court and was created (1551) duke of Suffolk through his wife's claim. Lady Jane Grey was his daughter, and, upon the death (1553) of Edward,...

10) Arundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...helped bring Mary I to the throne, foiling the duke of Northumberland's attempt to crown Lady Jane Grey. Arundel was prominent in Mary's reign and remained powerful,...