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VIII., and made a will excluding Mary and Elizabeth from the succession in favour of Lady Jane Grey, daughter-in-law of
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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But, like Lady Jane Grey, she was glad to get back to the other house.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock Eliza Orne White
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She had come from a woman's college, and her important work on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays had demonstrated, beyond refutation, that the plays had been written by Queen Elizabeth, in collaboration with Sir Walter Raleigh and Lady Jane Grey.
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Owen Wister 1899
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The Court contained some women who, like Lady Jane Grey, upheld the model of purity while acquiring the learning that naturally accompanied wealth.
Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates Helen Kendrick Johnson 1880
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At this moment the Lady Elizabeth and the Lady Jane Grey were announced.
The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain 1872
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Mary Dudley, daughter of the Duke of Northumberland, sister of the famous Earl of Leicester, sister also of Lord Guildford Dudley and sister-in-law of Lady Jane Grey.
Literary and Social Essays George William Curtis 1858
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For succession in 1553. example, the people supported Mary in taking the throne from Lady Jane Grey in 1553.
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In 1553 she supported the claims of Mary I over Lady Jane Grey.
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Queen Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Mary Stuart, and King
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