Why did Edward chose Lady Jane GREY as his heir and not his sister Mary?

In June 1553, Edward VI wrote his will, nominating Jane and her male heirs as successors to the Crown, in part because his half-sister Mary was Catholic, while Jane was a committed Protestant and would support the reformed Church of England, whose foundation Edward laid.

Why was Edward VI not called Elizabeth as his successor?

In the first years of Edward’s reign, the position of his half-sister, Mary, as his heir was unquestioned. All of the versions excluded both Mary, and his second sister, Elizabeth. It is not clear why he wanted to exclude Elizabeth – she had conformed willingly to his Protestant reforms.

How accurate is the movie Lady Jane?

If you’re wondering how accurate Lady Jane is to history, in places it does play fast and loose(the romance being the biggest one) but most of the time it is accurate(especially with Jane’s execution), at least it didn’t feel grossly distorted and gratuitous like Henry VIII with Ray Winstone did.

Why didn’t Elizabeth say Mary heir to the throne?

They had two sons, Ferdinando and William Stanley. Elizabeth was absolutely determined that she would not name any heir. Whilst instability and argument over the succession was bad, she was convinced that to name an heir would be worse.

Was Queen Elizabeth a godmother?

Vindication – eventually. James VI of Scotland later became James I of England also. Indeed, Elizabeth was James’s godmother, and, although she had had to kill his actual mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, their relationship had managed to survive even that.

Who put Lady Jane GREY on the throne?

Edward VI
Lady Jane Grey was queen for just nine days, as part of an unsuccessful bid to prevent the accession of the Catholic Mary Tudor. The great-granddaughter of Henry VII, Jane inherited the crown from her cousin Edward VI on 9 July 1553.