About this episode

This episode explores the implications of Lady Jane Grey potentially refusing the crown in 1553 and its impact on Mary's reign and Protestantism.

Jane Grey wasn't just a pawn. She was a fierce Protestant intellectual who made a real choice when the crown landed at her feet in 1553. What if she'd said no? We explore what Mary's reign might have looked like without a Protestant figurehead to rally around, whether Wyatt's Rebellion would even have happened, and why the answer has less to do with Jane's courage than you might think. Sign up for the Anne Boleyn Scavenger Hunt here: https://www.englandcast.com/anneboleynscavenger/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Heather Teysko

Topics covered

• Lady Jane Grey
• Protestantism
• Tudor history
• Mary's reign
• Wyatt's Rebellion
• historical choices

Keywords

• Lady Jane Grey
• Mary
• Protestant
• Tudors
• Wyatt's Rebellion
• crown
• historical choices

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Organizations: Anne Boleyn Scavenger Hunt, megaphone.fm

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