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Historian Helen Castor presents a three-part docudrama piecing together the story of the woman who was the de facto Queen of England and Ireland for nine days in 1553.
2018

On his deathbed King Edward cuts his sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to his cousin Jane. It forms the basis of a constitutional crisis that brought the country to the edge of civil war.

Mary Tudor is determined to gain the throne she thinks is rightfully hers, both Mary and Jane are raising forces.

The balance of power shifts as people change sides. Mary route to the throne is clear.