
The Virgin Queen
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1/22/2006Runtime
4 eps, 240 minsGenres
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The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.
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A sweeping portrait of Elizabeth I that moves from intimate personal longing to the vast weight of empire, balancing courtroom intrigue with the private vulnerabilities of a monarch who must deny herself love to rule. The series traces how a woman shaped by fear becomes a formidable political force, yet never fully escapes the pull of human connection.
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Anne-Marie Duff
Queen Elizabeth I

Tom Hardy
Robert Dudley - Earl of Leicester

Sienna Guillory
Lettice Knollys

Ian Hart
William Cecil - Lord Burghley

Dexter Fletcher
Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex

Ulrich Thomsen
Baron Casper Breuner
Richard Syms
Courtier

Tara Fitzgerald
Kat Ashley

Jason Watkins
Christopher Hatton

Ben Daniels
Francis Walsingham

Kevin McKidd
Duke of Norfolk
Rodrigo De Veccha
Jester
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