Lady Jane Grey was born in October 1537 in Bradgate, Leicestershire. She was the eldest of three (Greaves par 2). Her parents, Lady Frances Grey and Lord Henry Grey, were wonderful people, but not the best of parents. Jane was not very close to them and her parents and she did not spend much time together (“Lady Jane Grey” par 2).
In Jane’s birth to nine years old not much is known. We do know she lived in Bradgate with her two sisters for that amount of time though. When she was nine or ten years old she moved to live at Henry VII’s household to be an attendant to Queen Catherine Parr, Henry’s sixth and last wife (Greaves par 2-3). Lady Jane Grey adored Catherine and over time they developed a mother-daughter relationship. In 1548, Catherine gave birth to a baby girl, but sadly she died one week later (Hone par 2-3).
One of the first accomplishments of Lady Jane Grey was getting married. Jane was married to Lord John Guildford Dudley on May 25th, 1553. When she got married Jane was only fifteen years old. Unfortunately Lady Jane Grey was forced to marry, and she also hated and distrusted her new father-in-law. Supposedly the Duke of Northumberland had persuaded Edward VI to have Jane married and succeed him as queen. He thought having her married would help her if she became queen (Greaves par 1-2).
Another accomplishment of Lady Jane Grey was becoming queen. On July 6th King Edward died, but his death was kept secret for a couple of days (Greaves par 1-2). This meant Mary, Elizabeth, Mary of Scotland or Lady Jane Grey could become queen. For the first time England had no choice, but to have a women as ruler (“Lady Jane Grey” par 5-7). Edward VI actually wanted Lady Jane as queen because she was protestant and Mary was Rom...
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February 12, 1554 Lady Jane Grey was beheaded at the tower of London right after her husband. Lady Jane Grey was only sixteen years old when she died. Some believe Mary would have forgiven her if her father hadn’t participated in Wyatt’s rebellion that January (Loach par 3).
Even today Lady Jane Grey remains to be one of the most tragic figures in the Renaissance and Tudor history (Fraser 1). She is also thought to have taken her death with great dignity and courage. Lady Jane Grey’s death will always be known as a tragedy because later it was found out that her maternal grandmother had secretly wed Charles Brandon. Making Jane Grey the rightful heir to the throne (“Lady Jane Grey” par 2). Lady Jane Grey will always be thought of a as a smart, courageous, brave, young women and also one of the saddest stories in the Renaissance.
Jane Addams was a Victorian woman born into a male-dominated society on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois. Her father was a wealthy landowner and an Illinois senator who did not object to his daughter’s choice to further her education, but who wanted her to have a traditional life. For years after his death, Addams tried to reconcile the family role she was expected to play with her need to achieve personal fulfillment.
Henry VIII did not set a good example in Elizabeth’s early years. Elizabeth was born to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on September 7, 1533. Henry had wanted a son so severely that he had had his previous wives beheaded since they gave him no sons (Eakins). Anne thought that she was expecting a boy, but sure enough, Elizabeth came out. This was somewhat of a disappointment to the King. In May of 1536 (Sparknotes), before Elizabeth was even three years old, Henry had Anne’s head cut off after he – possibly falsely – charged her with incest and adultery. Henry then remarried Jane Seymour who would soon expect a son. Jane died shortly after the birth of Edward VI. Katherine Parr was Elizabeth’s last stepmother as well as Henry’s sixth and final wife. Katherine had an older daughter than Elizabeth – Mary (Eakins). Henry VIII’s health was declining, however.
Elizabeth [was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. Elizabeth was born to King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was turned two Anne Boleyn got beheaded] because of rumors that she committed adultery. This left Elizabeth without a mom (Neale).
Queen Elizabeth the first was a woman who cannot just use some simple words and phrases to be described, those words people use for heroes and heroines would not fit to describe Elizabeth. She had been through many tough and difficult situations from her cousins tried to put her to death only because they want the title of hers and the seat where she sat to her trusted friends or even boyfriend turns to mean, unreliable and despicable enemies. She led E England into an age of prosperity, peace, and expansion. People even used her name to name the time period “Elizabethan Age”. She is the one who united England, and also the one who righted the wrongs of past rulers. Even her enemies would agree that what she stood up for and who she was will be remember, deeply, in people’s heart.
Katherine was married to Edward Borough at seventeen, but widowed two years later.6 Her second husband, Lord John Latimer of Yorkshire, was nearly twenty years older than Katherine. Latimer was widowed twice h...
Resentment against Elizabeth and her Woodville family steadily grew during the course of her nineteen-year marriage to Edward IV. All in the House of York distrusted her for her previous Lancaster connections. Her father has risen through Lancaster ranks; she had been a maid-of-honor for Lancaster Queen Margaret of Anjou; her first husband, Sir John Grey, died in cavalry service for Henry VI. All
... removed all obstacles to the divorce from Catherine and to the legalization of Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn had failed Henry VIII once again with no male heir to the throne, she was them sentence to death with the conviction of Adultery. Henry VIII then married Jane Seymour. She gave birth to Edward VI, who then died in 1537.
In conclusion, deprived and separated from royality and an illegitimate child, she transpired into a woman of great power. Queen Elizabeth managed to hold together a struggling country and became known as one of England’s most influential rulers. She reinstated its power throughout her solitary forty five year reign, and in doing so became widely respected, not only during her own lifetime but for generations to come.
Elizabeth was often referred to as “The Virgin Queen.” The reason for this nickname was due to her choice to remain unmarried. Her reasoning for this was complex. It seemed that she did not marry for political purposes. Queen Elizabeth declared herself “married to England.” When she became The Virgin Queen, she set herself aside from other women, which is probably why she commanded so much respect. If she had married, she would have essentially lost all power. She couldn’t marry an Englishman because it could create factional infighting, but if she were to marry at foreign man, she would be believed to be invo...
Jane spends her first 10 years of her life at Gateshead Hall, a lavish mansion. She lived with her Aunt, Mrs Reed, and three cousins, Eliza, Georgina and John. During her time in the mansion she wouldn't dare argue with the mistress, and fulfilled every duty. Jane is deprived of love, joy and acceptance. She is very much unwanted and isolated.
Elizabeth I (also known as Elizabeth the Great, or the "Virgin Queen") was born in 1533 into a dangerous world of political intrigue. When she was only two years old, her father, King Henry VIII killed her mother, Ann Boleyn, because she had not yet produced a male heir. Henry's routine killing of her successive stepmothers every few years traumatized Elizabeth, who loved her father. Although Henry finally did father a son, Edward VI, the boy did not live long, dying at the age of sixteen after a six-year reign, and thus Elizabeth's older sister Mary I came to the throne in 1553. Meanwhile, the young Elizabeth showed exceptional intelligence, excelling at her studies well beyond any of the other royal children.
The reader first learns of Jane when she is an inhabitant of Gateshead. At Gateshead, Jane was excluded from the rest of the family. She was merely an outsider looking in on a nuclear family, excluding the father, who had died. We know that Jane’s Uncle Reed, the father and dominant figure of Gateshead, when alive, was a kind man. He was the guardian for Jane and when dying made his wife promise to always care for Jane. After his death, his wife resented the little girl and did not want to care for her. Knowing what we know of family life in the nineteenth century, we know that Jane’s life would have been much different if her uncle Reed had not died. Being the master of the home one can assume that he would have made sure that everyone in the household would have treated Jane well and with love and respect. A father’s authority was unquestioned. Once Mr. Reed had died, the masculine dominance was somewhat given to his son who did not care for Jane and made her life miserable by all of his cruelty and abuse. Although he did not rule the home, due to his young age, his authority as seen by Jane was unquestioned.
Queen Elizabeth I was born on May 3rd, in the year 1533 to her father, Henry the Eighth, and her mother, Anne Boleyn in Greenwich England. When Elizabeth was only two years old her mother was beheaded so Henry VIII could remarry. Despite Henry’s cruelty and obsession with having a male hair, he still showed affection for his daughter and made sure she was well educated. By her teens Elizabeth
In the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, one reoccurring motif is the idea of Jane, the protagonist, needing a motherly figure to guide her. From the very beginning it is obvious that Jane is an orphan without any real motherly figure, so she finds a few people to fill this void in every environment she is placed in. The major substitute mother is a woman named Miss Temple in which Jane meets at the Lowood Institution. Miss Temple dramatically helps Jane along her journey and comforts her in a way that only a mother could.
At age six, she was sent away to Oxford with her sister Cassandra. Three years later, they both got sick and were sent to Madame Latoelle, who conducted Abbey School. After the Abbey School, they were sent home to be educated by their father. Jane was never married, but was very close. In 1801, she was engaged to a man named Blackall, but all ended because of his sudden death.