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England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (2018–2018) — history on BBC Four

The answer: Concluded January 11, 2018.
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Genre
History
Network / streamer
BBC Four
Premiered
January 9, 2018
Ended
January 11, 2018
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
3episodes

About England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey

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.

England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey episode schedule

3 aired

Aired · 3

DateEp.Title
January 11, 2018 S1·E3 Episode 3
January 10, 2018 S1·E2 Episode 2
January 9, 2018 S1·E1 Episode 1

England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey cast