Category Archives: Lady Katherine Grey

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire is the final resting place of Lady Katherine Grey, younger sister of Lady Jane. The foundation stones for Salisbury were laid in 1220 and ‘the church was consecrated in 1258.’ (1) According to the guidebook, ‘with … Continue reading

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Lady Jane in her own words

12th February 1554 Lady Jane wrote a farewell message to Sir John Brydges (the Lieutenant of the Tower), in the prayer book she carried to the scaffold. Moments before her execution, Lady Jane made the customary scaffold speech. 11 February … Continue reading

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Nasim reports on a talk about Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour

Nasim (Nasim@NasimT) has very kindly sent me a report of a talk she attended by Lynsey Wood. Thank you very much Nasim. ‘The talk was by Lynsey Wood, a PhD student at the University of Lancaster. I believe her thesis … Continue reading

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Obituary for Lady Kinloss the ‘senior surviving descendant of Lady Jane Grey’s sister Lady Catherine.’

The Telegraph has an obituary for Lady Kinloss who has died aged 90. Lady Kinloss was the Tudor claimant to the English throne, as she was ‘the surviving descendant of Lady Jane Grey’s sister Lady Catherine.’ The Telegraph – Obituary

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Descended from Katherine Grey

Maureen Waller in her book, ‘Sovereign Ladies’ states that Queen Elizabeth II is descended from Katherine Grey through her maternal grandmother, Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck.

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