Contest:Half-Blood in History Contest/Evangeline Grey - SoA's Entry

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Basic Info= Name: Lady Evangeline Grey Age:17 (looks), 476 (Biologically), Born: 13 February 1538  Family:
 * Pandia - Mother
 * Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk - Father
 * Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon) - Stepmother
 * Lady Jane Grey (Ex-Queen of England, executed by Mary I) - Half-Sister
 * Lady Catherine Grey - Half Sister
 * Lady Mary Grey -Half Sister

Background on Historical Period:

So, In 1485, the House of Tudor began their reign in England, with Henry VII as King. He died in 1509 and was succeeded by his second son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII had six wives and three children (in order of age); Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. Males always took precedent before women in claiming the throne, so after Henry died in 1547, his only son became King Edward VI at only nine years of age. Edward continued his father's reforms to the Religion- making the country Protestant strictly; going against the religion of his eldest sister (and Heir Presumptive)'s wishes. In June 1553, he was sickly to the point where he knew he would die soon. In order to stop Mary becoming Queen and reversing all his changes, he named his cousin, Lady Jane Grey, as his Heiress, to be Queen Regnant of England in order to secure the Protestant Religion. Edward died on the 6th of July 1553, aged fifteen, and the next monarch on the throne was the 16 year old Queen Jane. Jane ruled for a mere nine days before Edward's sister, Mary, marched into London with troops, deposing Jane and taking her rightful place as Queen. In early 1554, Jane, her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, and her father, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk were all executed for Treason against the Queen. Jane's mother and sisters were fully pardoned and maintained their positions in the Court. After Mary died in 1559, ruling for only six years, the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth, became Queen, as Mary (much like her mother, Catherine of Aragon) was unable to successfully conceive a child. The Tudor line ended when Elizabeth died in 1603, unmarried and childless, with no Tudor heir to continue the line.

Personality= Evangeline is very proud and vain. She hides her spiteful vanity under a charming and caring façade. Being brought up as the hated daughter in the family and being known as "the Grey Bastard" contorted Evangeline's outlook on life, making it cynical and cold. When she lost her position in Court after her father's actions and was forced to flee, it numbed her heart and now remains wary of and cold to all whom she meets. Appearance= Evangeline is blonde, like her half sister Catherine. They were both considered anomalies, as Mary, Jane, Frances and Henry all had brown hair. Evangeline also has strikingly silvery-grey eyes; very much unlike the rest of her family. She stands at 5'8", with a very slender body frame and long, back length hair, the colour of sewn platinum.