The struggle between the powers of the Vatican and Protestant movement during the Reformation seeking freedom from the doctrine of mariology and transubstantiation always makes for high drama. No movies portray this struggle better than Lady Jane and Elizabeth. Many do not know that the penalty for translating the Holy Scriptures into English or German was being burned at the stake. This is made painfully clear at the beginning of Elizabeth. One should read Foxes Book of Martyrs before watching either, or both movies.
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