Jane Grey was never allowed to forget that she was a tudor, fifth in the foyal line of succession after King Henery VIII. To Jane, this knowledge was a shadow across the peaceful days in her beloved balley home in the north of England. The threat was a distant one until Henery died and Jane's cousin Edward took his place. People began to whisper of a match between Jane and Edward; child marriages were common, and her parents were ambitious for money and power.