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They were executed because of their believes.** = = =About her life:= Jane Grey was born in October 1537, she was queen for nine days and for not long ago she was killed, she died at the age of 17. Jane was well educated, having studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew as well as modern languages. Through the teachings of her tutors, she became a devout Protestant.
 * [[image:janegrey222vf7.jpg width="139" height="262"]]Today Jane Grey was executed, along with her husband Guildford Dudley.

When Mary declared herself Queen, Jane remained secluded in the state apartments with her ladies in waiting until the evening of July 19th. Then she was moved to the rooms above the Deputy-Lieutenant's, Thomas Brydges where she stayed for an unknown time before finally being moved to a house on the Green.

On July 27th, Jane's father was arrested for treason and imprisoned. Upon hearing this, Jane's mother directly appealed to Queen Mary for the pardon of her husband

Jane's claim to the throne came through her mother, Lady Frances Brandon. She did not want the crown and the people did not want her to have the throne either.

The Protestant rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt in late January 1554 sealed Jane's fate, although she had nothing to do with it directly. Wyatt's rebellion started as a popular revolt, precipitated by the imminent marriage of Mary to the Catholic Prince Philip.

On the morning of 12 February 1554, the authorities took Lord Guilford Dudley from his rooms at the Tower of London to the public execution place at Tower Hill and had him beheaded. A horse cart carried his remains back to the Tower of London, past the rooms where Jane remained as a prisoner. Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, for a private execution. With few exceptions, private executions applied to royalty alone. Jane's private execution occurred on the orders of Queen Mary, as a gesture of respect for her cousin.