GREY


Meaning of GREY in English

I . Lady Jane Grey

(1537–54)

queen of England for nine days in 1553. She was a great-granddaughter of Henry VII and a Protestant . She was 15 years old when the Duke of Northumberland persuaded her to marry his son and persuaded the king, Edward VI , to name her as the next queen instead of his Roman Catholic sister, Mary I . Jane became queen when Edward died, but was soon put in prison by supporters of Mary, and was later killed in the Tower of London .

II . Zane Grey

(1872–1939)

a US author of western novels which have sold millions of copies. They include The Last of the Plainsmen (1908) and his most famous, Riders of the Purple Sage (1912).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.