Released:
2008-07-03

Overview:
She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's first child. When Henry divorced her mother and married Anne Boleyn, Mary became an outcast and a threat to the Protestant succession. By a twist of fate, on the death of her brother, she became queen at last in 1553, but her attempts to make England Catholic again were a disaster for her and the country. History has called her "Bloody Mary" for the burning of the Protestants, but how fair is this? This film paints another picture, of a woman true to her beliefs, pushed towards a terrible psychological disintegration.

Director:
Chris Barnard

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Miranda French
  as
  Mary Tudor
• 
  Simon Kirke
  as
  Dudley
• 
  Jorge Balça
  as
  Philip of Spain
• 
  Jason Sharp
  as
  Henry VIII
• 
  Lizzie Rees
  as
  Young Mary (as Elizabeth Rees)