Lady Jane Grey: Queen of England?

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Probably the most consequential monarch in British history was Henry VIII. He upended much of English society by changing the religion in the country from the top down. He also left in his wake a century of controversy and turmoil about the succession of the monarchy. In all of that controversy, one figure wound up being an asterisk in the list of British Monarchs. Someone who only ruled for nine days, if it can be said they ruled at all. Learn more about Lady Jane Grey, the shortest-serving English monarch….maybe, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. Visit ButcherBox.com/Daily to get 10% off and free chicken thighs for a year. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Probably the most consequential monarch in British history was Henry the 8th.
0:04.0	He upended much of English society by changing the religion in his country from the top down.
0:09.0	He also left in his wake a century of controversy in turmoil about the succession of the monarchy.
0:15.1	And in all of that controversy, one figure wound up being nothing more than an asterisk in the
0:19.9	list of British monarchs.
0:22.1	Someone who ruled for only nine days if it can be said
0:24.8	they ruled at all. Learn more about Lady Jane Gray, the shortest serving English
0:29.4	monarch, sort of, on this episode of everything everywhere daily. It's hard to state just how messed up the political situation was in 16th century England.
0:55.0	I've touched on it in several previous episodes, but everything started because Henry
0:59.7	the 8th didn't have a son and heir to the throne of England.
1:03.0	It caused him to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon,
1:06.0	and then to go through five more wives.
1:09.0	His divorce caused him not only to renounce the Catholic Church,
1:12.0	but also to set up a new church with himself as the head,
1:14.8	and to destroy most of the institutions that the Catholic Church controlled in the country.
1:19.5	Henry did eventually get his wish. His third wife, Jane Seymour, gave birth to a son, Edward. However, as the saying
1:27.4	goes, you have to be careful what you wish for. Edward was raised a Protestant, the first English monarch to have done so.
1:34.3	However, Henry died in 1547 when Edward was only nine years old,
1:39.1	and this is where the story starts.
1:41.4	The ascension of a child to a royal crown is not an uncommon
1:45.5	occurrence in history. While someone that young may not be ready to rule personally, it does
1:50.7	at least solve the problem of who was going to be the king.
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