Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I don't think I've ever read that Lady Jane Grey had any form of dwarfism - she was only a teenager when she was executed and may not have been fully grown yet so may have been petite but not dwarfed. Also average heights back then were just a little smaller than now, not by much, but maybe enough to make petite mean petite and not dwarfed. -marty From: dwarfism [mailto:dwarfism ] On Behalf Of Sabrena Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:52 PM dwarfism Subject: Got a picture link! Thanks to one of you, I got a link to a picture of Grey. Now you can look at these and easily tell me what your opinions are. Thanks Nan for the link! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi Marty, I think you may be mixing her up with her sister who was executed at a rather young age for doing just what did and that was getting married secretly. 's punishment was that she was put on house arrest for most of the rest of her life and her husband imprisoned. died at around age 30 from something like Pneumonia. was about 4 feet tall and most sources said that they think she had dwarfism, though no one mentioned what kind. She definitely had a spinal issue though some sources say she was a hunchback while others say she may have had severe scoliosis. The reason I am trying to gather this information is for a historical novelist who is trying to write a book around this character that very little historical information is known about but sounds like she had a fascinating though rather tragic life. I figure if we can make a good guess as to what type of dwarfism she had, we can figure out what types of medical hardships she may have had to deal with in that era. Plus it would make the character more real the more info we can get. Sabrena Lady Jane Grey I don't think I've ever read that Lady Jane Grey had any form of dwarfism - she was only a teenager when she was executed and may not have been fully grown yet so may have been petite but not dwarfed. Also average heights back then were just a little smaller than now, not by much, but maybe enough to make petite mean petite and not dwarfed. -marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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