Henry proposed to Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn’s execution, and they were married a month later. She bore a son, the future Edward VI, in 1537 but died within 12 days of giving birth.

After viewing the portrait, Dr Philippa Gregory, Historical Author, said: “I was so excited to see this portrait when it was in the English Heritage conservation studio, especially as they have a ...

She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche's painting, "The Execution of Lady Jane Grey," which hangs in the National Gallery in central London.

An image of Lady Jane Grey in the National Portrait Gallery bears the same marks. English Heritage observed that the eyes now look to the sitter's left, whereas they previously looked to the right.

She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche’s painting, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, which hangs in the National Gallery in central London.

The most famous depiction of the monarch hangs in the National Gallery from Paul Delaroche. The Execution of Lady Jane Grey depicts the teenager blindfolded and helpless in front of the execution ...

At some point the eyes, mouth and ears were also deliberately scratched out—likely to be an iconoclastic attack. An image of Lady Jane Grey in the National Portrait Gallery bears the same marks.

She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche’s painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” which hangs in the National Gallery in central London.

She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche’s painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” which hangs in the National Gallery in central London. Jane, who may have been as young as 16, is shown ...