Elizabeth
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
DramaHistoryqueenduketreasonqueen elizabeth itudorhistorical figurecatholicprotestantpalace intrigue16th centurybritish monarchy
A richly mounted historical drama about Elizabeth I's rise to power, balancing palace intrigue and political calculation against personal desire and the weight of sovereignty.
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
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Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
The Pope
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
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