''Jane Shore'' is a 1915 British silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Bert Haldane Bert Haldane (1871–1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Filmography Filmography - based on IMDb - is complete. 1910 *'' Coals of Fire'' (1910) *'' Tried and Found True'' (1910) *'' Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters'' ( ...

and F. Martin Thornton and starring

Blanche Forsythe Blanche Forsythe was a British actress of the silent era. She was born in Islington in the mid-1880s and died in Middlesex in 1953 - aged 80. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * ''East Lynne (1913 film), East Lynne'' (1913)

Roy Travers Roy Travers (born 1883 in London) was a British actor. Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films. He died in 1941. Selected filmography * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * ...

and Robert Purdie. It is an adaptation of the 1714 play ''The Tragedy of Jane Shore'' by Nicholas Rowe and is based on the life of

Jane Shore Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (née Lambert) (c. 1445 – c. 1527) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. She became the best-known to history through being later accused of conspiracy by the future King Richard III, and compelle ...

, the mistress of

Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

Cast

- Jane Winstead *

- Edward IV * Robert Purdie - Matthew Shore * Thomas H. MacDonald - Lord Hastings * Dora De Winton - Margaret *

Maud Yates Maud Yates was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1915) * '' The Rogues of London'' (1915) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' What Every Woman Knows'' (1917) * '' The ...

- Queen Elizabeth * Nelson Phillips - William Shore *

Rolf Leslie Rolf Leslie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * '' Lights of London'' (1914) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' The Faith of a Child'' (191 ...

- Duke of Gloucester *

Tom Coventry Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

- Master Winstead *

Rachel de Solla Rachel de Solla (1854–1920) was a British actress. Biography Rachel de Solla was born in 1854 in Strand, London. She married actor William L. Abingdon. Their son William became a stage director. She died at her home in Hammersmith, London on ...

- Dame Winstead * Frank Melrose - Garth the Bard * Fred Pitt - Warwick

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* 1915 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Bert Haldane Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton 1910s historical drama films British historical drama films Films set in England Films set in London British black-and-white films 1915 drama films 1910s British films Silent historical drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub