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OTD | August 16, 1959: Polish-Jewish harpsichordist and pianist Wanda A. Landowska passed away. Landowska became the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933.
en.wikipedia.orgu/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 4 days ago
Lady Jane Grey: How Wyatt’s Rebellion Sealed a Queen’s Fate
Lady Jane Grey had already lost the English throne after just nine days, but it was Wyatt’s Rebellion in 1554 that ultimately convinced Queen Mary I that keeping her alive was too dangerous. This article explores how a rebellion Jane did not lead nevertheless sealed the young former queen’s fate and sent her to the executioner’s block.
Could Mary realistically have spared Jane after the uprising?
u/History-Chronicler — 7 days ago