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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

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A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.

Directed byRenny Bartlett

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 59m
Language
EN
Released
February 1, 2016
Studios
Pioneer ProductionsBBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Helen Bradbury

Helen Bradbury

Elizabeth I

Beth Cooke

Beth Cooke

Mary, Queen of Scots

Adam Burton

Thomas Randolph

Michael Jenn

Michael Jenn

Lord Burghley

Jamie Laird

Jamie Laird

Sir James Melville

Simon Cotton

Simon Cotton

Lord Robert Dudley

Nicholas Agnew

Nicholas Agnew

Anthony Babington

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Renny Bartlett
Produced by
Renny Bartlett

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