Historical romance tinged with humor and irreverence, My Lady Jane is the new Prime Video series not to be missed! Inspired by the novel of the same name by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows, the story was adapted for the small screen and therefore underwent some changes along the way. Discover 10 differences between the book and fiction by Gemma Burgess.
Jane is not passionate about medicine
Passionate about medicine and everything related to health in the series, Jane spends her time educating herself in order to develop new healing techniques and be able to help others. In the book, she is also very cultured and intelligentbut is not particularly interested in medicine, which is more the domain of Bess, the king’s sister. She simply spends her time nose buried in books which she possesses in very large numbers and which she considers to be her most precious possessions.
Jane has no sisters
That would have been a shame! The sweet Katherine and the fearless Margaret would have certainly been missed by the series if they hadn’t been created by Gemma Burgess. However, these two characters do not exist in the book and neither do all the intrigues surrounding them. Jane Grey has no sisters to rely on, which makes her family life a little less hectic.
Jane does not attempt to escape before her marriage
While she tries to escape from home with the help of her servant Susannah in the Prime Video show, Jane does not set out to no escape attempt in the book when learning that she is going have to marry Guildford Dudley (or Gifford in the book). On the other hand, she will indeed confront Edward to convince him to prevent this union which does not please him at all. An interview which ends in failure in both cases.
The character of Susannah does not exist in the book My Lady Jane
A young E∂ian woman capable of transforming into a bird, Jane’s servant, Susannah, was created for the script needs of the series and does not exist in the book. My Lady Jane. The heroine actually has no close friend and this is why Gemma Burgess found it interesting to offer her one on screen in the person of Susannah, played by Máiréad Tyers. Enough to show another side of the heroine’s personality, attached to her relationship with a domestic worker.
The Dudleys have a physical peculiarity
Played on screen by Rob Brydon et Henry Ashtonthe Dudleys do not appear to suffer from any unsightly physical peculiarities in the Prime Video show. However, in the novel, John and Stan both have very large noses which Jane finds truly repulsive. Before meeting Guildford, she was very worried about the idea of mating with such an appendage, but was quickly reassured by discovering that he had not inherited this family characteristic.
Jane discovers Guildford’s equine condition differently
While in the series she spends her wedding night alone before confronting her husband in the barn in the morning, Jane discovers Guildford’s secret much more quickly in the novel. Totally drunk after drinking in large quantities during their wedding party, the young man falls asleep next to her and forget to wake up in time to be able to manage his transformation. So he opens his eyes a few seconds before the sun’s rays shine through the window and transforms into a horse in front of a completely frightened Jane. He is thus forced to spend the entire day locked in their bedroom, which is not particularly practical… for the young bride, as for the animal.
Bess helps Edward escape from the castle
Forced to jump out of the window to escape the fearsome Mary in the series My Lady Jane, Edward finds help in the novel from Bess.. After his doctor, Boo, accompanied by Duke Dudley and several henchmen, holds him still while he is bled and given poison, Edward hears his sister Bess on the other side of the door. She explains that she has added a poison remedy to the apricots she gave him earlier and advises him to escape through the window before he is killed… which he does after a second of hesitation.
Edward is an e∂ian in the novel My Lady Jane
Although he is assured that he has E∂ian blood and should be able to shapeshift into an animal, Edward is never able to find his animal form in the first season of My Lady Jane, which is not the case in the book. In reality, Edward discovers the beast within him when he escapes the castle. His sister Bess having revealed to him that his mother could change into a bird, the young king decides to give it a try, hoping that he will be able to fly away and throws himself out of the window. It is then thathe turns into a kestrel, a small falcon.
Edward doesn’t fall in love with Fitz in the book
If he has a real crush on the feline Fitz, played by Joe Klocek in the series, Edward is attracted to women in the novel and by one in particular. After managing to leave the castle by flying away, the young man gets lost and lands in the middle of the countryside. Being completely naked, he hides in a barn, where he crosses paths with a certain Gracie. Scottish thief with a fiery temperamentthe latter immediately catches his eye and he then decides to trust her to help him find his life and his throne.
Lord Seymour has no role in the book My Lady Jane
Played by Dominic Cooper In the series, Lors Seymour plays a major role in the royal intrigues, as he has an affair with Mary, tortures e∂ians, and plays hypocrisy to help his lover take the crown. However, in the book, he doesn’t exist… well, not really. He is mentioned a few times, having been a part of Jane’s life when she was younger, but has since lost his mind, literally. Beheaded for treasonLors Seymour is therefore not really present in the story and was resurrected by Prime Video to offer romantic and hilarious scenes to Lady Mary, in addition to feeding the ranks of the series’ antagonists.
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