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The Virgin Queen is a 2005 BBC and Power co-production, four-part miniseries based upon the life of Queen Elizabeth I, starring Anne-Marie Duff and Tom Hardy as Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. It was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial in 2007.
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The Virgin Queen: With Anne-Marie Duff, Sienna Guillory, Ian Hart, Tom Hardy. From teenage princess to accomplished queen, torn between duty and personal longing, the reign of Elizabeth I is exposed in this lavish drama filmed against a backdrop of some of Great Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes.
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Aug 1, 2007 · A four-part drama series that covers the whole of Elizabeth I's reign, from her childhood to her old age. Anne-Marie Duff stars as the Queen, who faces political and personal challenges, and falls in love with Robert Dudley and the Earl of Essex.
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.
Sat, Nov 12, 2005. S1.E1. Episode #1.1. 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.
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The long and eventful life of England's iconic queen is presented in four parts, from her fearful days as a teenage princess, through her love affair with Robert Dudley, into her years of triumph...
The Virgin Queen (PBS Masterpiece) Season 1. Anne-Marie Duff plays Elizabeth, from the young princess to the successful queen, who turns England into a major world power. Set against a backdrop of some of Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes, Paula Milne's powerful serial, "The Virgin Queen," explores the full sweep of the long and ...
