Emily Bader as Lady Jane Gray in My Lady Jane
The Big Picture My Lady Jane, a new series landing on Prime Video, is the latest in a steadily continuing trend in historical fiction television. Taking a historical figure of some significance, such as Dick Turpin or Catherine the Great, and retelling or fictionally expanding their life stories through the lens of anachronistic comedy.
The great-granddaughter Henry VII, who won The War of the Roses to claim the throne of England, and great-niece of Henry VIII, and most famously Queen of England for a little over a week. The Nine-Day Queen is one of those little-known historical tragediesnot counted in the list of English monarchs that British schoolchildren are made to remember.
While being related to the king, the idea of succession would be of no concern to her. After all, there was already a son and heir lined up to take the crown, Edward VI, and after that, there was the matter of his two half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, whose claim to the throne was reinstated with the Third Succession Act of 1544. So it was smooth sailing for Jane.
Related 'My Lady Jane' Review: Prime Video's Revisionist, Romantic Look at the Nine-Day Queen The series, based on the novel by Bodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows, expertly walks the line between humorous and heartwarming.
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