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Hi
Can you please tell me how Henry VIII died, and also was lady Jane Grey anything to him?
Henry VIII died in January of 1547 of syphilis and a heart condition, brought on by years of abuse and gross eating and drinking habits.
I assume you are asking if Lady Jane Grey was any relation to Henry VIII: Jane was the granddaughter of Henry's younger sister Mary by her second husband, Charles, the Duke of Suffolk. Jane, therefore, was the grandniece of Henry VIII.
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Joseph Logue
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Joseph Logue
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I am knowledgeable about English history from about 1400 to 1688, and then from the reign of Victoria (after 1837). I have a particular interest in the monarchy and dynastic relations of Europe from 1800 onwards. I cannot answer questions regarding the latter Stuarts, the early Hanovers, and the politics of the 18th century.
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Undergraduate degree in British history.
Lifelong interest, and over 25 years of personal study.
Oxford University: History of the British Monarchy
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BA/History
MS/Library and Information Science
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Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).
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Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).
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