The Lion's Cub

Summary The fragile succession heralds dangerous times for the young Princess Elizabeth. Having narrowly avoided implication in Sir Thomas Seymour's attempted abduction of her sickly half-brother, the boy King Edward VI, she becomes an unintentional figurehead for a Protestant rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt the Younger when her half-sister Queen Mary I of England, a devout Roman Catholic, succeeds to the throne.

S1.E1 ∙ The Lion's Cub

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Robert Hardy Ronald Hines Stephen Murray Glenda Jackson

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Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Feb 16, 1971

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Penshurst Place, Kent, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary The fragile succession heralds dangerous times for the young Princess Elizabeth. Having narrowly avoided implication in Sir Thomas Seymour's attempted abduction of her sickly half-brother, the boy King Edward VI, she becomes an unintentional figurehead for a Protestant rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt the Younger when her half-sister Queen Mary I of England, a devout Roman Catholic, succeeds to the throne.

Details

Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Feb 16, 1971

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Penshurst Place, Kent, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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