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Rule of Lady Jane Grey Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the tumultuous period of the Rule of Lady Jane Grey (10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553) through our interactive timeline game.

  • Experience the political intrigue surrounding Lady Jane Grey’s brief reign
  • Learn about the key events that led to her ascension to the throne
  • Test your knowledge of Tudor history by placing events in their correct chronological order

Game Details:

A timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order

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  • 10 July 1553: Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England
  • 19 July 1553: Lady Jane Grey is deposed as Queen after only 9 days
  • 6 July 1553: Edward VI dies, leaving Lady Jane Grey as his chosen successor
  • 11 July 1553: Mary Tudor raises an army to claim the throne from Lady Jane Grey
  • 19 July 1553: Mary Tudor is declared Queen of England
  • 19 July 1553: Lady Jane Grey is imprisoned in the Tower of London
  • 19 July 1553: Lady Jane Grey's husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, is also imprisoned
  • 23 February 1554: Lady Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, is executed for treason
  • 12 February 1554: Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley are both executed for treason
  • 25 July 1554: Mary Tudor marries Philip II of Spain
  • 7 February 1554: The Wyatt Rebellion, a protest against Mary Tudor's marriage to Philip II, is crushed
  • 30 November 1554: Mary Tudor restores Catholicism as the official religion of England
  • 1553-1558: Mary Tudor's reign is marked by the persecution of Protestants, earning her the nickname 'Bloody Mary'
  • 17 November 1558: Mary Tudor dies and is succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth I
  • after 1553: Lady Jane Grey is posthumously remembered as the 'Nine Days' Queen'
  • after 1553: Lady Jane Grey's story inspires numerous works of literature, including novels, plays, and films

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