English Heritage conservator Rachel Turnbull gives a portrait believed to be of Lady Jane Grey a final examination before it goes on display at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, England, on Feb. 27.

Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the so-called “Nine Days Queen,” painted before her death.

In 1553, Henry VII’s great-granddaughter, Lady Jane Grey, inherited the crown from her cousin, Edward VI. She was a teenaged Protestant who didn’t want the job, but Edward hoped she would ...

Lady Jane Grey is generally considered a tragic heroine, the teen queen of England and Ireland for nine days in 1553 before her foes manipulated her into an early death by execution.

Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the so-called “Nine Days Queen,” painted before her death.