Yep, uh.... the Britannian royal family is not the same house as the Tudors, but it simply seems to me to make more sense that the emperor would execute Marianne if he was so annoyed with her.

Heh, I see. I am also a bit confused about how and when the Imperial family learned that Lelouch was dead. At some points I had thought that Lelouch faked his own death, and his sisters, but it also might be that it was sort of a spur of the moment thing. I'm also a bit curious about the Ashford House's involvement in this whole thing. Certainly they must be a bit suspicious about all the money that Lelouch is spending?