Basic Info
First Air: January 22, 2006
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (33 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Last Episode
Name: Part 4
Season: 1, Episode: 4
Air Date: 2006-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
The Queen refuses to pay him when the Earl of Essex, the new national hero, returns with less riches than expected. He then travels to Ireland in order to put down a rebellion. He is not doing as well there as hoped. Elizabeth, however, doesn't allow him to come back home. To her dismay, he gives up and agrees on a ceasefire. Back in England, the Earl of Essex leads a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth. He and the other rebellion members are put in the tower after he they were unable to mobilize enough support. Eventually, Essex is executed.
The Virgin Queen
2006
1 seasons
4 episodes
⭐ 6.3/10
33 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
No production country data available.Spoken Languages
- Spanish es
- French fr
- English en
- Latin la
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Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
Queen Elizabeth I
Tom Hardy
Robert Dudley
Ian Hart
William Cecil - Lord Burghley
Dexter Fletcher
Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex
Joanne Whalley
Queen Mary
Ben Daniels
Francis Walsingham
Kevin McKidd
Duke of Norfolk
Emilia Fox
Amy Dudley
Tara Fitzgerald
Kat Ashley
Hans Matheson
Robert Devereux - Earl of Essex
Sienna Guillory
Lettice Knollys
Robert Pugh
Lord Chancellor Gardiner
Crew
Paula Milne
Writer
Coky Giedroyc
Director
Paul Rutman
Producer
Laura Mackie
Executive Producer
Simon Curtis
Executive Producer
Justin Bodle
Executive Producer
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