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Title: Young people's history of England
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Towle, George M. (George Makepeace), 1841-1893
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Publisher: Boston, Lee and Shephard New York, C.T. Dillingham
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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s death. Each had herfervent partisans. Warwick resolved that, if possible,they should both be excluded from the succession. Edward the Sixth was a prince of fine intellect, of vir-tuous character, and strong, generous impulses. He wasa very ardent scholar and lover of books. He was deep-ly religious, and a zealous Protestant. But his healthwas delicate, and he was easily persuaded by the strong-willed Warwick. The result of Warwicks persuasions wasthat Edward set down in his will that Lady Jane Greyshould be his successor on the throne. Lady Edward changesthe Janc Grcy was the grand-daughter of the young-succession. ^^^ ^j^^jghter (Mar)) of King Henry the Seventh.Her claim to the throne w-as therefore remote. Even ifMary and Elizabeth, the daughters of Henry the Eighth,were both set aside, the next heir, by hereditary right, wasMary Queen of Scots, who was descended from the eldestdaughter (Margaret) of Henry the Seventh. But Warwick,who had now became Duke of Northumberland, had two
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THE PROTECTOR SOMERSET. 201 reasons for insisting upon Lady Jane Grey as Edwardsheir. Slie was a very earnest Protestant; and L^dy janeshe was the wife of Northumberlands son. °®y-Northumberland thought that, by raising her to the throne,his own power would become thoroughly established. The act of Edward the Sixth in altering the line ofsuccession was illegal, since it had not the sanction ofParliament, which had been accorded to his fathers will.Yet when Edward died (1553), Northumberland made adesperate attempt to seat Lady Jane upon the throne.She was a young lady of rare beauty and accomplishments,and seems to have shrunk from the perilous destinywhich her father-in-law sought to obtain for her. struggle forNorthumberland attempted to seize the princess *^® t^^rone.Mary, Henry the Eighths eldest daughter; but she escapedfrom his clutches, and rallied her adherents around her atCambridge. She was as devoted a Catholic as Lady Janewas a Prorestant. The Catholic party therefore p

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