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.

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Released: January 22, 2006
Runtime: 60 min
Genres: Drama History
AKA: Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
Countries: United Kingdom
Companies: BBC One BBC
Cast: Ian Hart Tom Hardy Emilia Fox Dexter Fletcher Tara Fitzgerald Sienna Guillory Robert Pugh Jason Watkins Joanne Whalley Ben Daniels Kevin McKidd 5 more

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expresso 2 points 4 years ago*. 5/5 stars.

Anne-Marie Duff has an intensely powerful persona with larger-than-life physicality and striking looks - to me the best actress and best version I’ve seen in portraying the characterists that QE1 was historically famous for. Tom Hardy makes a great Robert Dudley. They did a fantastic job of aging these actors, so convincing that I thought that Duff was replaced by an older actress for the end, until I went to iMDb and checked it. Another great BBC1 show.