year of the Queen’s life. The women were escorted by the noblemen, including Jane’s brother the Earl of Hertford and other officers of arms. A lifelike wax or wooden effigy was carried in the procession. Along the way, the poor men went ahead to line the streets as the crowds stood behind them silently watching as the hearse passed. At each point along the journey the procession was welcomed by clergy and civil leaders.

On November 10, the procession arrived at Windsor at eleven o’clock in the morning and were met at the entrance of St. George’s Chapel by the Dean and College. Six pallbearers carried the body inside. They were met at the High Altar by Archbishop Cranmer. There were prayers and the body lay in state throughthe night as Lady Mary kept vigil beside it. The following day, mass and dirges were sung. The Queen’s ladies draped velvet palls on the coffin and the effigy was laid upon the palls.

On Monday November 12, a great ceremony was staged to lay the Queen to rest with full honors in a vault beneath the Garter Chapel before a crowd that included her brothers Edward and Thomas. After the coffin was lowered into the vault, the Queen’s officers broke their staves of office over the grave as a symbol of the termination of their service to her. During this ceremony, the bells of London tolled for six hours. The entire burial process took about an hour. All the mourners retired to Windsor Castle to take refreshment.

On November