
The Virgin Queen
2005 · Miniseries · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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.
Also known as Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
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Streaming on PBS Masterpiece.
4 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2006-01-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (35 votes)
Themes
- royal family
- biography
- queen elizabeth i
- tudor
- miniseries
- british history
- queen of england
- palace intrigue
- 16th century
- british royal family
- british monarchy
Cast & crew

Anne-Marie Duff
as Queen Elizabeth I

Tom Hardy
as Robert Dudley

Ian Hart
as William Cecil - Lord Burghley

Dexter Fletcher
as Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex

Joanne Whalley
as Queen Mary

Ben Daniels
as Francis Walsingham

Kevin McKidd
as Duke of Norfolk

Emilia Fox
as Amy Dudley

Tara Fitzgerald
as Kat Ashley

Hans Matheson
as Robert Devereux - Earl of Essex
Directed by Coky Giedroyc
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1Part 160mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Part 260mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3Part 360m
- S1E4Part 460m