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Mysterious portrait of Lady Jane Grey shows the nine days queen before she was executed

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The April/May 2025 issue of Discover Britain is here!

This issue we’e exploring the beautiful county of Warwickshire, which Shakespeare called home
A thatched cottage in Welford-on-Avon in Warwickshire
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Lady Jane Grey: Queen or pawn?

Known as the Nine Day Queen, Lady Jane Grey, Britain’s shortest reigning monarch, ruled for just over a week in the summer of 1553. Diana Wright tells her story
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, by Paul Delaroche, hangs in the National Gallery
The Story of Emily Hobhouse: The Cornish heroine you’ve probably never heard of
Flora MacDonald
Henry VIII’s wives: Divorced, beheaded, died
Who was Bonnie Prince Charlie?
The story behind Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid
Sir Walter Scott’s life and legacy
Alresford Watercress Festival in Hampshire
An interview with the Head Butler at The Savoy, London
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Warwickshire: The best places to visit in Shakespeare country

Discover leafy Warwickshire and beyond – a place of bucolic beauty, historic homes, and pretty villages. Here are the best places to visit in Shakespeare’s England
Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Warwickshire
Miss Austen filming locations
9 best historic townhouse hotels in London
The 7 best hotels near London’s top attractions
An interview with the Head Butler at The Savoy, London
Saoirse Ronan interview: The Outrun
London’s Villages: Belsize Park
West Sussex and the South Downs
Thomas Hardy’s England: Far from the rural idyll
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