AHC: Queen Jane Gray?

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So what sort of PoD would it take to make sure Lady Jane Grey remains Queen for more than nine days? Could she have a reign for as long, if not longer than OTL Queen Elizabeth did? What would her reign be like (assuming she kept the throne by means of Bloody Mary's death, whether by accident or assassination)?
 
So what sort of PoD would it take to make sure Lady Jane Grey remains Queen for more than nine days? Could she have a reign for as long, if not longer than OTL Queen Elizabeth did? What would her reign be like (assuming she kept the throne by means of Bloody Mary's death, whether by accident or assassination)?

I personally think that the plotters would have been more like to suceed if they had put Elizabeth on the throne. At least that would seem legitimate?

As for a PoD, you either need to have Mary and Elizabeth have an 'accident' at a crucial moment. Another PoD is that Edward lives longer and marries Jane when he is old enough.:D
 
In my opinion it would have been enough if only Mary died before she dethroned Jane, because as far as I know Elizabeth was not interested in becoming queen until she was forced to become queen.
 
Perhaps if King Edward had managed to hang on for a few months longer. It would have given him a chance to call Parliament and ask them repeal the Third Succession Act and confirm Jane as his heir, and it would have given Northumberland more time to try to line up political and military support on Jane's behalf.
 
Mary needs to be captured and imprisoned before Edward's death, to prevent her from rally her supporters from her own lands and from her many sympathisers as she did in OTL. I'm pretty sure there was at least a half-hearted attempt to do this, but Mary got wind of it and fled, so making this succeed should extend Jane's queenship for a short while at least.
 
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