My Story

This is my story that I wrote in class.

I am Lady Jane Grey

All life on this Earth starts out all the same, with the signal of a new baby born. I gave this signal in the year of 1537. My name is Jane and here is my story.

I will start from the year of 1547. The date is 31st of January and the King is dead. Wait, my cousin Edward would be proclaimed king. That is weird. It’s quite funny how young children can become King or Queen. My parents want me to marry Edward. You would have thought that it would be my choice, but no I have no choice.Edward is the rightful heir of the king. When my cousin becomes king he will be called King Edward VI. Imagine if I did marry him. I would become royal! On the 20th of February 1547 Edward is crowned king.

Two years has past since Edward’s crowning and new has got around that Thomas Seymour has been executed. I didn’t even know that he had been tried or imprisoned. The name most people knew him by was Lord Sudley. It is now the 10th of June and a new book is coming out in churches. It’s a Catholic book of course. I can’t wait. It is Thomas Cranmer's book so it should be good. The new book hopefully is better than the old one. My parents take my sisters and I to church. During this year so far there has been riots breaking out all over England! No ones knows who's causing it. It is now the 14th of October and they have finally found the person causing the riots. I can’t believe Edward Seymour would do such a thing.

My father Henry Grey has a new title. So does two other men. My father became the Duke of Suffolk, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Lord President became the Duke of Northumberland. It’s cool that my father became the Duke because now we get to move to Suffolk place. Somerset has been accused of plotting a murder and he is to be executed.

I can’t believe it. I am forced to marry Guilford Dudley, the youngest son of the Duke  of Northumberland. I don’t even get a say in who I marry! That is unfair. This is such a sad day. Edward has died at the age of 16. He got really sick and could not get better. I am glad I am not Queen. I just found out today that I am going to be Queen! Apparently Edward disinherited his sister and named me his successor. I am trying to capture mary but have failed and now am going to be put into prison.Why did I try?

I can’t believe it my father in law has been executed! I feel so sorry for Guilford, I wonder why he was executed. Mary is now queen and is restoring the catholicism in England. I didn’t even know that she had to! Now mine and my husbands fate has been sealed. We were tried for treason and now we are condemned to death. All I did was try to capture Mary and this is what I get out of it? Oh well at least I am here with my husband Guildford.

I kinda knew my life would end like this anyway.

Thomas Wyatt does not like Mary. Here is the reason, he started a rebellion to throw Mary off of the throne but failed and now is stuck in prison like me. Guess who else is in prison, my father! Apparently he took part in the rebellion. My time has nearly come. My death like all the others, decapitation. My father’s life will end the same.