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Jane is installed in the Tower of London by a powerful cabal of men in the royal court who want to keep Catholic Mary Tudor from power; Mary's army is assembled.

England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey

Three days into Jane's reign the clock is ticking; Mary Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, is determined to seize power and both women are raising armies.

Helen Castor reveals an incendiary document, written in Edward's spidery handwriting on his deathbed, which cuts his half-sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to his cousin Jane.

Historian Helen Castor presents the story of England's first reigning queen, Lady Jane Grey, who was beheaded as a traitor after only nine days on the throne.

S1 E3 | England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey