The Virgin Queen (2006)
BBC One · Drama, History · 1 season · 60 min
Set against some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes, The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth I's long and eventful life, from the young princess to the successful Queen, who turns England into a major world power.
The drama explores her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror and her great love affair with Robert Dudley. Some of the important political and historical events during her reign are highlighted as she balances personal life with the pressures of being a monarch. Her years of triumph over the Armada, her old age and her last enigmatic relationship with the young Earl of Essex are also captured.
Seasons
- Season 1 · 4 episodes · 2006
Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
Queen Elizabeth I
Tom Hardy
Robert Dudley / Earl of Leicester
Sienna Guillory
Lettice Knollys
Ian Hart
William Cecil
Dexter Fletcher
The Earl of Sussex
Tara Fitzgerald
Kat Ashley
Kevin McKidd
The Duke of Norfolk
Hans Matheson
Earl of Essex
Ben Daniels
Francis Walsingham
Jason Watkins
Christopher Hatton
Joanne Whalley
Queen Mary
Robert Pugh
Lord Chancellor Gardiner











