The Twisted Tale Of Bloody Mary

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2008 · 104 min · Drama · History

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.

Directed by Chris Barnard

Cast

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