古德明英語軍事小故事：九日女王(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。九日女王
lady jane grey was a beautiful girl who became queen of england at the age of 16. but her reign lasted only nine days.
a grandniece of henryⅧ, jane had some claim to the throne. her father, the duke of suffolk, and her father-in-law, the duke of northumberland, planned to use her to seize the succession, and persuaded edwardⅥ to name jane as his successor. on 10 july 1553, several days after edward's death, northumberland proclaimed her queen.
but edward's sister mary tudor, the heir according to henryⅧ's will, had the support of the populace. finally, on 19 july, suffolk had to tell his daughter to relinquish the crown. jane hoped to return to private life, but was held in the tower of london and beheaded in 1554. she was the innocent victim of her family's heartless ambitions.
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