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Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane Grey (Lady Jane, 1986)
Lady Jane Grey: Daughter of Frances Grey - daughter of Mary, Queen of France (Dowager Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk and younger sister of King Henry VIII; and the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon) and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk.
When his mother’s cousin, King Edward VI was soon to die of illness, he appointed her as the heir to the throne, instead of his sister Mary Tudor -daughter of King Henry and Catherine of Aragon. The young King was a devotee protestant and wanted to avoid England falling into the will of the Pope and the Vatican and, knowing that his older sister would make the country Catholic again, he declared her and Elizabeth, his other sister, bastards so they could not claim the throne.
The Duke of Northumberland, John Dudley, who was the King’s adviser after the execution of his uncles Thomas and Edward - both judged for treason, looking to use the King for their personal gain, married Jane to his youngest son Guilford Dudley, expecting him to rule the country on his behalf by controlling the Queen. The Duke was unpleasantly surprised to see how smart and strong willed the young Queen was, wanting to rule on her own, ignoring his advice.
The people of England disliked Jane’s father-in-law and supported Mary’s claim and catholic beliefs. The people joined Mary and so did weapon suppliers and later the noblemen -knowing that there was no way for Jane to win and seeking a way to survived and keep their wealth and lands, they begged for Mary’s forgiveness.
Mary was successful in her rebellion and was proclaimed Queen of England, France and Ireland, putting an end to the Lady Grey’s reign after only 9 days.Later, despite her personal desire not to end Jane’s life, Mary agreed to the execution of Lady Grey’s execution -as well as her husband’s.
Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on February 12th, 1554 at the Tower of London, England.
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Promotional pictures of Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane Grey and Cary Elwes as Guilford Dudley in Lady Jane| 1986.
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Helena Bonham Carter attending the “Getting it Right” Premiere at the Academy Theatre in Los Angeles | 26/04/89.
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Helena Bonham Carter attending the 'British Beauties’ Party hosted by Elle Magazine | 07/07/88.
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Helena Bonham Carter in the Westminster School production of ‘Pygmalion’, 1983. Photo from Westminster School’s ‘The Elizabethan’ Magazine, February 1983.
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