#ladyjanegrey

On July 9, 1553, following the death of the young King Edward VI, the Duke of Northumberland revealed to Lady Jane Grey, the Privy Council, and assembled nobles that Edward had named her as his successor through his “Devise for the Succession.” The decision was intended to prevent the Catholic Mary Tudor from inheriting the crown and preserve England’s Protestant reforms.

Reluctantly, Jane accepted the claim placed upon her and agreed to become Queen of England, despite having little desire for power. Her accession was immediately challenged, however, as many questioned the legality of Edward’s succession plan and supported Mary Tudor’s claim as the rightful heir under the traditional line of succession.

(if i was blessed i would right a fic for this but i’m not and I’m sorry but send help because i can’t stop thinking about this god damn it)

Baby, I can never tell

How do you sleep so well?

You keep telling me to live right

To go to bed before the daylight

But then you wake up for the sunrise

You know you don't gotta pretend, baby, now and then

Don't you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake?

Smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?

HELENA BONHAM CARTER

26 May 1966

Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress who is best known for appearing in A Room With A View (1985), Absolutely Fabulous (1994), Terminator Salvation (2009), Lady Jane (1986, Lady Jane Grey), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Great Expectations (2012), and Cinderella (2015).

            Bonham Carter was born in Islington, London, her grandmother was the political and feminist Violet, Lady Asquith. Her grandparents were British Liberal politicians; her paternal great-grandfather was H. H. Asquith Prime Minister of Britain (1908-1916). Her grandfather, Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejon, saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust in World War II. In 2008, four of her relatives were killed in a safari bus crash in South Africa, she had to take time out from filming Terminator Salvation.

            Bonham Carter has two children; she was in a relationship with Kenneth Branagh, during his marriage with Emma Thompson. Her relationship with Branagh lasted five years. She began her relationship with director Tim Burton in 2001; she went on to appear in many of his films, their relationship lasted 13 years.

            She is involved in numerous charities including helping those who suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

On This Day In History . 10 July 1553

queens : Lady Jane Grey

Jane Grey known also as "the Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.

In June 1553, while dying, the 15-year-old king Edward wrote his will, nominating Jane and her male heirs as successors to the Crown in part because his half-sister Mary was Roman Catholic while Jane was Protestant and would support the reformed Church of England, whose foundation Edward claimed to have laid. The will named his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate and removed them from succession.

After Edward's death, Jane was proclaimed queen on 10 July 1553 and awaited coronation in the Tower of London. Support for Mary grew very quickly and most of Jane's supporters abandoned her. The Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaimed Mary as queen on 19 July 1553, deposing Lady Jane. Her primary supporter, the Duke of Northumberland, was accused of treason and executed less than a month later. Jane was held as a prisoner at the Tower and was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death.