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In regards to the succession, Edward had dismissed the claims of his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, arguing that they were both illegitimate. Instead he nominated Lady Jane Grey - Henry VIII\'s Protestant great-niece - as his successor. She was married to one of Northumberland\'s sons and was proclaimed Queen when Edward died - after horrendous illness - in 1553 (aged fifteen). However, Mary simultaneously proclaimed herself Queen in Norfolk and began raising troops. Northumberland set out to defeat her but, as support rallied to Mary, he surrendered and was executed (as eventually were Lady Jane and her husband).
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