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Catherine Grey Secretly Marries Hertford

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1560Date range
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1560

Catherine GreyNovember 1560

England · House / House of Tudor

Catherine Grey secretly marries Edward Seymour without royal permission, a serious political act because Henry VIII's settlement placed her line near the succession.

Names involved

Catherine Grey

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