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Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3)
Join Tom and Dominic as they recount the course of Elizabeth I鈥檚 dangerous early life.
Why did Elizabeth I鈥檚 brother, Henry VIII鈥檚 heir, Edward VI, choose his cousin Jane Grey to succeed him, rather than either of his wily Tudor sisters? Later, how did Elizabeth survive the reign of her once dear Catholic sister, 鈥淏loody Mary鈥�, given Mary鈥檚 growing resentment? And, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, how did Elizabeth avoid the same bloody fate as her beheaded mother, Anne Boleyn鈥�?
Join Tom and Dominic as they recount the course of Elizabeth I鈥檚 dangerous early life, as she outfaced her rivals following Edward VI鈥檚 death, witnessed the execution of the young Jane Grey, and survived the reign of her sister and rival, Mary Tudor鈥�
