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Historical romp My Lady Jane dubbed 'the new Bridgerton' wins praise from critics as a 'sexed-up Wolf Hall' - despite being deeply historically inaccurate
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June 27, 2024
My Lady Jane, set in Tudor England and staring Emily Bader and Edward Bluemel (pictured left and right) retells the story of the infamous 'nine-day' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, giving her the ending she deserved, rather that the one she got in reality. Released today, the eight-episode historical drama created by Gemma Burgess is a comic retelling on what might have been if Jane hadn't been executed nine days into her reign, featuring other characters within Jane's story like her sister Katherine Grey (pictured inset). The real Lady Jane was just 16 when she became Queen of England, forced onto the throne by her ambitious father-in-law and then savagely beheaded by Queen Mary when she came to claim the throne. Based on the best-selling novel by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows, My Lady Jane reimagines the well-known story, with a feisty heroine who escapes her cruel fate of becoming an eternal 'damsel in distress', instead going on to be 'the ruler England needed' - as we hear from a voiceover in the opening credits.