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Lady Jane
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. 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.
Plot
The death of King Henry VIII of England throws his kingdom into chaos as his successor, Edward VI of England, is both under-age and in poor health. Anticipating the young king's imminent death from tuberculosis and anxious to keep England true to the Protestant Reformation by keeping the Catholic Princess Mary from the throne, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Lord President of the Council and second only to the king in power, hatches a plan to marry his second son, Lord Guildford, to Lady Jane Grey, and have the royal physician keep the young king Edward VI alivealbeit in excruciating painlong enough to get him to name Jane his heir.
More details
| author | David Edgar |
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| contentLocation | London |
| director | Trevor Nunn |
| editor | Anne V. Coates |
| genre | drama historical romance |
| keywords | corporal punishment death of king edward vi of england force henry viii henry viii of england lord guildford lord guildford dudley lord president of the council marriage of convenience mary i of england princess mary protestant reformation queen mary the king thomas wyatt's rebellion tuberculosis wyatt's rebellion |
| musicBy | Stephen Oliver |
| producer | Peter Snell |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | biographical drama romantic drama |