Tudor Rose

“They gave her a Perfect Lover, then Plotted her Excecution. A Romance which Out-Triumphed the Most Terrible Crime in History”

8.1(7)19361h 20m

DramaHistory

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

Director

Robert Stevenson

Cast

Nova Pilbeam

Lady Jane Grey

Cedric Hardwicke

Earl of Warwick

John Mills

Lord Guilford Dudley

Felix Aylmer

Edward Seymour

Leslie Perrins

Thomas Seymour

Frank Cellier

Henry VIII

Desmond Tester

Edward VI

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

Mary Tudor (as Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies)

Martita Hunt

Jane's Mother

Miles Malleson

Jane's Father

Sybil Thorndike

Ellen

Peter Croft

Confidant of Thomas Seymour

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

Nova Pilbeam draws the short straw in this interesting, if not exactly enthralling, depiction of the power-struggles that followed the death of Henry VIII in England. Edward VI (a rather lively performance from the 17 year old Desmond Tester) is not the healthiest of young men, and those in his council - initially led by Edward Seymour (Felix Aylmer) then by the Earl of Warwick (Sir Cedric Hardwic...