In the summer of 1553, a girl of around 16 was proclaimed the queen of England. Her name was Lady Jane Grey, and she ruled for just nine days before being executed at the Tower of London. Her reign was the shortest in British history.

A portrait purporting to be of a living Lady Jane Grey, best-known from a post-death painting of her execution, has gone on display.

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey.

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

An intriguing portrait believed by some to be of England’s ill-fated queen, Lady Jane Grey, could be the only one painted during her lifetime, research suggests — but not everyone is convinced.

English Heritage has published new research into the picture, supporting the fact it may depict Lady Jane Grey, but its sitter was also proposed in a 2007 exhibition

New research from English Heritage and the Courtauld Institute of Art has provided “compelling evidence in favour of confirming” that a mysterious portrait depicts the “nine-day queen”. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Researchers may have found the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, which was defaced in an iconoclastic attack.

Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the “nine-day queen” who briefly reigned over England in 1553. The painting, on loan from a private collection,