Lady Jane Grey. The story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for only nine days. Through her mother Lady Frances Brandon she was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.
Two of his sons would follow him to the block. Frances was Henry VIIIs niece the daughter of his sister Mary and her second husband Charles Brandon. Lady Jane Grey reports that the whole thing came as a shock to the 16-year-old girl.
Directed by Trevor Nunn.
Lady Jane Grey was executed on the Tower Green at the Tower of London in front of a group of her former subjects on February 12 1554 just hours after her husband Guildford. It tells the story of Lady Jane Grey her marriage to Lord Guildford Dudley and her reign as the Nine Days Queen following the death of Edward VI of England. Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume-drama romance film directed by Trevor Nunn written by David Edgar and starring Helena Bonham Carter as the title character. Lady Jane Grey was born sometime in the autumn of 1537 the eldest daughter of Lady Frances and Henry Grey 3rd Marquess of Dorset.