She was executed on Feb. 12, 1554, at the age of 16 or 17.The ruins of Bradgate House in Leicestershire, England. Richard ThomasHer childhood home, Bradgate House, was built in 1520 by Thomas Grey.

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the foundations of the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey — a relative of King Henry VIII and Queen of England for nine days in July 1553.