Professor Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the truth about Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor claimant who was Queen of England for less than two weeks.

In episode two, Suzannah tracks the unexpected rise of her rival, Mary Tudor, who transforms into a formidable rebel leader on a war footing at Framlingham Castle. At the Tower of London, Suzannah investigates a young Queen who was far from a puppet, who acted with a remarkable degree of independent authority as the crisis unfolded. Getting up close to incredible artefacts, like the prayer book she carried with her to the scaffold, Suzannah reveals how Jane met her death with composure and religious conviction.

Finally, Suzannah examines the afterlife of Lady Jane Grey, revealing how romanticised art, like Paul Delaroche’s iconic painting—have shaped our modern obsession with Jane's story.