CNN26 天
Is this the only known portrait of England’s doomed ‘Nine Days Queen’?
According to English Heritage, it was acquired by Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, in 1701, as an image of Lady Jane Grey. It remained “the defining image” of England’s shortest reigning ...
The Independent24 天
Researchers think they’ve unearthed the only portrait of England’s ‘nine-day queen’
The eyes, mouth and ears had been deliberately scratched out – possibly for religious or political reasons – and an image of Lady Jane Grey in the National Portrait Gallery bears the same marks.