The Virgin Queen (2006)
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.
The Virgin Queen: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - Part 1
January 22, 2006
Elizabeth remains a threat in her childless Catholic sister's eyes. Queen Mary is still on the throne and with her harsh politics, she excessively pursues the persecution of Protestants, even of her sister. Queen Mary knows that her sister has a large number of supporters in England, and therefore, she imprisons Elizabeth in the tower and later puts her under house arrest. When Queen Mary surprisingly dies from a tumor, Elizabeth becomes Queen of England. William Cecil, her advisor, warns Elizabeth of the dangers that the married Robert Dudley may, due to their inappropriate relation, cause as a member of the Privy Council.
1x2 - Part 2
January 29, 2006
The pressure on Elizabeth grows as there is still no marriage and consequently no heir to the throne. Elizabeth fears that her cousin Mary Queen of Scots, recently widowed, might claim her right to the throne of England. However she is resolute in thinking that she can rule alone. Meanwhile she continues to meet Robert Dudley. When his wife dies, rumors spread that Elizabeth might be behind her death. Details of a plot to replace Elizabeth with Mary are uncovered by Walsingham. Even the Duke of Norfolk seems to be involved and is subsequently sent to the tower.
1x3 - Part 3
February 5, 2006
In order to neutralize the threat from the Catholics, Elizabeth pursues a match with the Duke of Anjou. Walsingham discovers proof of a planed murder of Elizabeth. Elizabeth sends the Duke of Anjou away when she finds a knife in her bed and brings Mary Queen of Scots to trial. She is forced to execute her when Mary Queen of Scots is found guilty. This execution angers the Spanish and they send their Armada to fight the English as a consequence. However, the English can defeat the Armada. The news of Dudley's death leaves Elizabeth heartbroken, but when she meets the step-son of Dudley, the Earl of Essex, she allows herself to be charmed by him.
1x4 - Part 4
February 12, 2006
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: 1 Season
Actors in The Virgin Queen
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
Ewen Bremner
Sir James Melville
Emma Kennedy
Ellen
Ulrich Thomsen
Baron
Jason Watkins
Christopher Hatton
Richard Syms
Courtier
Matthias Gibbig
Duke of Anjou
Enzo Cilenti
Jean de Simier
Stephen Walters
Gilbert Gifford
Vincent Franklin
Thomas Phelippes
Charlotte Winner
Mary, Queen of Scots
Nicholas Hewetson
Artist
Tony Maudsley
Captain Morgan
Nigel Martin Davey
Earl of Pembroke
Gavin Brocker
Young Man
Jordy Cernik
Period Guard
Dale Mercer
Court Dancer
Ralph Ineson
Dr. William Cowes
Derek Riddell
Sir Walter Raleigh
Neil Stuke
Francis Bacon
Shaun Evans
Earl of Southampton
Tom Chambers
Sir Thomas Gorges
Sebastian Armesto
Charles Blount
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