The Virgin Queen
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.
On screen
Top Cast
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
Episodes guide
Seasons
Miniseries
4 episodes · 2006
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