Lady Jane Grey. Look at the Book. Frances was Henry VIIIs niece the daughter of his sister Mary and her second husband Charles Brandon.
She was only 16 or 17 years old. With Helena Bonham Carter Cary Elwes John Wood Michael Hordern. To explain why we first have to offer an all-too-brief primer on the political background of Tudor England up to this point.
Lady Jane Grey was a teenage victim of social and political conspiracy beheaded at seventeen for her faith.
Eventually Northumberland explained that the king had died. Lady Jane Grey reports that the whole thing came as a shock to the 16-year-old girl. Directed by Trevor Nunn. Articles Messages Books Podcasts Features About Give.