@@ladyv5655 The tale told by her servants was that Guildford's mother was so broken up on the day her daughter-in-law and son were to get beheaded that she stayed at her country estate for a day long sexual romp with her stable boy, who at 19, was just Guildford's age. Maybe he became a surrogate son eventually.
Imagine being Jane sat in her room and hearing the guards walking to her door and knocking . Then when she opens the door they tell her it's time to die. She must have been absolutely petrified. I cannot imagine the fear she must have had walking to her place of execution and seeing her executioner there with the axe. Then waiting for the axe to come down on her neck. The only good thing about this is she was killed quickly and didn't suffer anymore than she needed too. Otherwise an obsolutely horrific thing to do to a young innocent girl.
@M.Almudena Sanz Sanz yeah imagine if Lady Jane Grey was never killed she could have had a better life with Gilford and they both could have had children and if Lady Jane Grey looked after her health and was healthy then she would have ruled England in 1603 that would be interesting on what Elizabeth would think since Elizabeth hated both of Lady Jane Greys younger sister in-fact could Lady Jane Grey have been a bigger threat to Elizabeth then Mary Queen of Scots and imagine if she was not killed either and heard that instead of giving the crown to her they will give it to Lady Jane Grey now that would be interesting all around Europe and the Stewart’s if Lady Jane grey became queen of England in 1603 or if she is dead her children do you think Lady Jane grey could have been a bigger threat then Mary queen of Scots and in 1603 the death bed of Elizabeth I wonder if she would accept Lady Jane grey as air or do you think she would possibly might give the crown to Mary queen of Scots
If Mary was the rightful heir Jane Grey would never have been a threat would she? The fact remains that Jane Grey was legit due to her cousin choosing her as his heir. Mary was nothing but powerhungry.
@@dgray3771 but what is Elizabeth the 1 did choose Lady Jane grey and so did her council then is Mary queen of Scots was still under house arrest or she left England and ran to Spain in 1587 rather then being killed and married Philip the second of Spain could Jane after be tuff like Elizabeth in 1603 if Jane was elected as queen
Mary was declared illegitimate by parliament and Lady Jane was left the throne lawfully by Edward. Jane also had the same lineage as James 1st so was he not King?
Another excellent episode. Gee the conflicts between the Catholics and Protestants and the destruction it caused through British history seems so stupid to me.
Yep, and the (relatively minor) theological differences between the two are, and remain, just a pretext for a battle over power, control and wealth. That poor girl was just another pawn in that kind of game.
It was a terrible conflict all over Europe. Thousands and thousands died over their differences. And Mary burned so many people alive. She was a real monster.
@@bfc3057 Elizabeth had catholic traitors executed usually by the axe or hung, drawn and quartered she didn't actually have any burnt at the stake because of their religion unlike her sister
No shit?!? How freaking neat!!! I love the care Brits show to your English Heritage sites! I personally indulge, perhaps to excess, in channels like English Heritage. I'm nutty for Mrs. Crocombe!!!
I live in the midlands and there’s 2 ghost stories Ik , apparently she has been seen in a carriage running away from her old castle at Brad gate park and then there’s a road where people have reported to have seen a women standing on the side of the road or Walking in the road and there’s been loads of car crashes there supposedly bcus of her walking in the road
@@kochenmarson3852 that creeps me out! I often drive roads alone at night! They become lonely creepy places especially if you have patches of mist and fog which is common! Looks like ill be taking the dog in the car with me for the next few weeks 😂
@TheFortress Really interesting video. As you said, such manipulation and brutality were foisted on this innocent girl who didn't want any part of being the queen. Tragic. Thanks for giving us another banger. Cheers!
I'm glad that I wasn't born into a royal family in those days, poor Jane she didn't deserve to die, like others have said it was the men that wanted the power.
I'm a distant ancestor of hers. Had my family tree traced bk to her mums side. The tomb of the distant relative relating to her is in Tilty Church in Essex. X
She probably would have chosen to live a quiet life. Sure doesn’t sound like she wanted power... wouldn’t even wear the crown when it was given to her.
Executed, not murdered. She tried to avoid the charge of treason if Mary or Elizabeth were declared the heir. This way she could claim the privy council had offered the crown but she did not ask for it, claim to be the heir and did not accept it. Mary had her executed to deny the protestants anyclaim to the crown through the Grey/Dudley fsction. This left Elizabeth as the only other possible claimant but she had been disinherited byher father Henty 8. Mary was always concerned that a protestsnt faction would take possession of Elizabeth and overthrow Mary .
Indeed. A victim of men's machinations, like Kathryn Howard. I applaud HRH(?) Grey's dedication to her faith! Even though I'm staunchly Catholic, I still hold admiration for true martyrs of any faith.
I think i read that executioner asked forgiveness and she gave it and prayed for him making it sadder and harder for the executioner. Dunno if thats right
They were all highly trained noble ladies. They were pretty much professional at it. At a level that you can barely imagine. They were not dumb and they would understand fully that being good at their jobs would be life or death to them and possibly to those around them. You can think it was a huge pressure on these young girls (and boys too by the way). You would be right to think that. However, they were groomed by their relatives to perform. And they pretty much had no escape. They could not just say I "I quit and will just be a commoner over there". It was not that easy. Their entire lives were dependent on them doing what they were expected to do. This came together with marrying with people they did not know, performing all kinds of official duties.....and.....yes....dying with dignity if it came to that.
People who praise God under those circumstances are true disciples of Christ who know where they're going after death & know also that anger and resentment not only does no good, it actually is something Christ taught against and with good reason. The Christians that Nero tied together and used as a torch to light city streets often marched to their death singing because they knew the truth. Give your heart to Christ and you'll understand because you'll know the truth also.
@@bethanydee1920 Not wanting to question anyone´s religion. But I will just note that powerful people have their very own particular concepts when it comes to religion. If they did believe and follow everything.....they would not find themselves in positions of power and would not be able to do a lot of what they do. This is not to say they do not believe in some God or Jesus. Quite positive some of them honestly believe there is something else out there. The problem is the way in which they understand things. For instance....Jane Grey and Mary Tudor would never have fought if they really followed Jesus. Its absolutely nonsensical to fight for different versions of what is practically the same belief. Much more nonsensical because Jesus supposedly preached peace and love. So....you need to be somewhat removed from Jesus teachings in order to even start a war between protestants and catholics. And they did....they pretty much fought a civil war in between them. Lucky for England that it lasted only 9 days. But it could have been another War of the Roses. Both Mary and Jane were not eager to quit. Jane pretty much attempted to arrest her privy council with her at the Tower when the Mary started gaining the upper hand. All quite ambitious and not very Christian like behaviours.
@@bethanydee1920 What a dumb statement. It is the religion that killed her. Wake up, lady. There is no imaginary dude looking down from the skies. Never was.
Poor Lady Jane, she never wanted to be queen, killed because of the greed and ambitions of her father, same with Gilford, Mary didn't have to have her executed, Lady Jane would have gladly given her the crown, she just wanted a nice peaceful life, nothing more.
The narrator says that beheading was one of the most barbaric ways to be executed?? Can you name another way less barbaric? They didn't have death by lethal injection back then.
The skill of the executioner was crucial in both beheadings and hangings. Done well, they are among the least barbaric forms of execution. If multiple blows are required or the drop is too short, the reverse is true.
@@roberthudson1959 Hanging was foolproof and an instant death if done right. A long drop and a sudden stop. Neck snaps. Provided the noose is tight around the neck. Beheading however requires the executioner to be strong and accurate enough to land a good strike on the first try. Considering many executioners were drunk (as their work was considered both loathsome and sinful, and people ostracized them) this was far from certain. Hangings were far more common than beheadings but hangings were considered the punishment for the most common of thieves. Noblemen didn't get hanged. Even Saddam Hussein was upset in the early 21st century when he heard the Iraqi court was going to sentence him to death by hanging. Being a soldier he had hoped he would be executed by fire squad - a soldier's death.
Depended on the skill of the executioner. Elizabeth's step-sister Mary died a horrible death as the person swinging the axe was unskiled or drunk or both. Anne Boylen died quickly as the swordsman was a professional executioner - he actually hid the sword from her and distracted her so she never knew what was coming.
500 years ago everyone needed to know precisely who was running the government. Division and discussion were seen as leading to the collapse of law and a danger to the structure of society. Even if LJG and Dudley had converted to Catholicism they would have remained a danger and would have been killed. In a way, it solved many problems we have today. For example, it would lead to former Prime Ministers no longer writing ridiculous books in an attempt to excuse their utter failure in government and the subsequent impoverishment of millions of the general population. Perhaps someone should suggest this to Starmer when he forms his new government. Instead of sending Sunak and company to the Lords, he could send them to the Tower.
The executions weren't held where the memorial is. They were held around the side of one of the buildings. There was a different memorial when I first visited the Tower in 1999 and it was in a different spot than the current one. The one that is there now is a nice design.
What troublesome Times! Nothing was ever given for granted. Struggling for power and ambition was the daily routine of too many. Pitiless and cruel centuries.
To OP. "Bloody" Mary was a rank amateur compared to her father Henry VIII when it came to killing, persecution and destruction. 72,000 were executed during his reign. "Bloody" Mary burned 284 protestants in five years. Her predecessor, her half-brother Edward VI had over 5000 people killed (and he was just a child!). During the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549, for example, more than 5,500 people died after they were told to change their religious practice. If you do the math, Mary was pretty kind compared to her father and brother. Dividing the number of people killed by the years of the reigns, leads to Henry VIII killing an average of 1946 people during each of his 37 years. Edward VI's six-year reign had 917 deaths per year while Mary only had 58 during each of her five years. Out of the three of them she was certainly the least bloody. Mary I gained the moniker "bloody" simply for burning protestants. As she was a Catholic later Protestant history demonized her, especially after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the constitution mandated a Protestant head of state. "Bloody" Mary was a name which became more commonplace in the 1700's. This was also a time when the *myth* spread that the Catholic Church had claimed the Earth was flat. This myth has endured to this day. In reality the ancient Greek Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth 250 BC. No Medieval sources ever mentions a flat Earth. Explanation of the Earth as a sphere already exists in the 1000's, from a copy of Bede, De Temporum Ratione, made in England or Normandy, late 11th or early 12th century. In 1240 there even is a depiction of people standing on a round earth from all angles, the French Gossuin de Metz’s ‘L’Image du Monde’ Victims? History? Better read up on it.
Jane was naive. her reluctance to reign demoralized her supporters and allowed Mary I to mobilize and possibly bribe Privy Council to switch sides. Game of Thrones has zero-tolerance for weakness
Mary wasn't named the successor to Edward VI during his reign? As a matter of fact Mary was re-illegitimized through Edward's issuance of "My Devise For Succession" which is why Jane could take the throne in the st place.
People blame Mary for this event, but they need to remember that she originally spared Jane as well as her husband and father. It was the second rebellion that basically left her with no choice. For those who think Elizabeth would not have ordered the execution of Jane, think again. Elizabeth was far more Macchiavellian and practical than Mary, and would never have given her and her family a second chance.
She butchered a bunch of teens who she herself claimed had no legitimacy. As if that is not a choice? And you think a rebellion would subside just because you killed 2 teens? She's named Bloody Mary for a reason.
how is being beheaded barbaric? for those times. decent vid but very misleading title, but i guess i probally wouldnt of watched it if it said the behading of lady jane.
@@pedanticradiator1491 There were plenty of executions taking place before the year 1500. The people highlighted in this video were about 15 to 30 years past being in medieval times since the medieval time period stretched into the late 1400's. So these people pretty much had the same barbaric mentality when it came to torturing and executions. Do you enjoy nitpicking?
@@pedanticradiator1491 in the will of Henry vi, Jane was to be the next Monarch due to the fact of his half sisters Mary and Elizabeth being declared illegitimate and thus being considered unfit to be monarch. That Queen Jane was not crowned Queen is irrelevant, an example being Edward viii not being crowned and yet he was known as King Edward viii.
@@stuartgraham5055 In Henry VIII's last will which was approved by Parliament he named his 2 daughters as successors if his son Edward VI died childless then after them came the Grey family. There is a video on the channel Useful Charts that details this. I do know you do not have to be crowned to be monarch and I personally accept Jane was Queen of England and Ireland. Also congratulations for saying crowned and not coronated.
For the life of me I still don't really understand why she was executed. I mean am i right in saying that she didn't want anything to do with being a queen??? I think she was unfairly executed tbh. She was used in the most meanest of ways by power hungry men desperate for power. I mean imagine knowing your fate is sealed u know your gonna die at any moment then the footsteps of those guards getting closer & closer then them knocking at your chambers telling u it's time to die. Must've been absolutely horrendous. No wonder her ghost is perhaps the most famous of all ghosts in Britain today. A very fascinating bit of history. Very well covered. I wonder what would of came of her had she not got executed???
power hungry men might have used her for power but it is her own cousin her own blood that had her executed. When in fact she should have protected her cousin. As a elder family member she not only failed her but couldn't show any mercy to her own young cousin. The girl was only 16/17 while she was 38! We are not talking about someone who could not have done anything to save her. She was queen and just did the most despicable act. Not only regicide but she's a kinslayer. She died much more peaceful than she deserved. And rightfully deserves the title of Bloody Mary.
Neither the idea of a queen regnant nor the idea of a Catholic monarch was especially popular, so Mary I's seat on the throne was far from steady. The people tolerated the former because they had no choice, but Mary's religion was an ongoing issue. As the closest legitimate Protestant heir (Elizabeth had been bastardized), Jane was an ongoing threat to the monarchy. She was doomed when Protestants rebelled in her name.
Elizabeth I executed close to 50× the amount of Catholics compared to the protestant heretics who were executed during the reign of Queen Mary I. But Queen Mary was unjustly tagged with the horrific nickname. If we are looking at history objectively, the title of "The Harlet queen Heretic ; Bloody Bess the Butcher. Usurping Bastard of Boleyn" is more fitting, especially when it comes to historical accuracy and it tends to roll off the tongue in a poetic manner as well.
Mary I reigned for a measly 5 years whereas Elizabeth I reigned for 45 years. Had Mary I reigned that long, would her kill count have been equal to her sister’s?
@@TheNabOwnzz Indeed. Especially since Henry VIII had 72,000 people executed and his son Edward VI had another 5500 executed. "Papal propaganda" indeed.
@@TheNabOwnzz I'm a Baptist and the Baptist way is not necessarily the Bible Way or God's way but the Protestants and the Catholics have much to be desired on going by the Bible, and within these denominations there is a manipulation of God's way of salvation that can damn a soul to hell. All sinners need a Saviour and that Saviour is Jesus Christ, receive Him by faith alone.
@@douglascrosby5100 If you don't think it's God's way then why do you follow it? Such a weird thing to say. The things in the Bible appertaining to salvation aren't up for debate if you have thoroughly analyzed it. That Catholicism is an erroneous denomination is self-evident.
@@TheNabOwnzz My friend you're not grabbing the situation the size of your denomination doesn't make you right or wrong for sure you've read that Jesus said it's the Broadway that leads to destruction and many there be that go in there at, do you not know that there is no praying to Mary in the Bible or worshiping idols or statues do not know there is no monks or priests of the Catholic type or nuns in the Bible. There's no such thing as a confessional in the Bible or praying to saints. The head of you're so cool church is called a pope which means Holy Father that's blasphemy the term is only used once in the Bible to God the Father. The whole thing is a hodgepodge of traditions not Bible Christianity. It's a religion of the world with Christian words. Let the Bible be your authority and trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour today and don't put your faith and trust in a church or your sacraments. "But God be true and every man a liar"
Her Family, Sacrificed Her For Naked Power. She Should Have Run. She'd Never Been Executed. But What Kills Me The Most About This Period: It's Family, Killing Family. That Is So Twisted.No Room For Family Love, I Guess. Just Like The Trumps.
Why would you say that? Seems the exact opposite is the truth. Jane could have changed religions and saved her life, but didn't knowing she would lose her life. It doesn't get much more courageous than that.
