BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to artporn@lemm.ee · 4 months agoPaul Delaroche, "The Execution of Lady Jane Grey".lemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down12
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minus-squareinfeeeee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554) was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 to 19 July 1553.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months ago She then blindfolded herself. Jane then failed to find the block with her hands, and cried, “What shall I do? Where is it?” Probably Sir Thomas Brydges, the Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower, helped her find her way Fuckin a!
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months ago At the time of her execution, Jane was either 16 or 17 years old. The poor girl wouldn’t be an accountable adult under laws for most non-violent crimes in a modern society, much less purely political ones.
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The poor girl wouldn’t be an accountable adult under laws for most non-violent crimes in a modern society, much less purely political ones.