England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (Documentary, English)
Genres: History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2018-01-09
Ended: 2018-01-11
Network: BBC Four
Country: GB
Airs on: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
In this three-part series for BBC Four, historian Helen Castor pieces together the astonishing true story of Lady Jane Grey - the first reigning Queen of England.We may think we know the history: an innocent teen thrust onto the throne and beheaded as a traitor after reigning for just nine days. But Helen discovers original documents that reveal a Tudor thriller - an epic story of dynastic rivalry, intrigue and betrayal. A young woman manipulated by older men who ends up losing her life as a result.In July 1553, Tudor England is rocked by a constitutional crisis. Henry VIII's young son Edward dies with no male heir to inherit the throne. Having never had a reigning Queen, England now has two who claim the title. Two women prepared to fight for the throne - the 37 year-old Catholic Mary Tudor and the teenage Protestant Jane Grey.