Overview

This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.

Network

• BBC Two

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Glenda Jackson

  Queen Elizabeth I

  6 eps

• 

  Ronald Hines

  William Cecil

  5 eps

• 

  Angela Thorne

  Lettice Knollys

  3 eps

• 

  Robert Hardy

  Robert Dudley

  3 eps

Themes

• england
• queen elizabeth i
• royalty
• miniseries
• palace intrigue
• historical drama
• costume drama
• 16th century
• british monarchy

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