The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

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2006- 2006
1 Seasons
4 Episodes
6.4(34 votes)
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Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Anne-Marie Duff

Queen Elizabeth I

Anne-Marie Duff
Acting

Tom Hardy

Robert Dudley

Tom Hardy
Acting

Ian Hart

William Cecil - Lord Burghley

Ian Hart
Acting

Dexter Fletcher

Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex

Dexter Fletcher
Acting

Joanne Whalley

Queen Mary

Joanne Whalley
Acting

Ben Daniels

Francis Walsingham

Ben Daniels
Acting

Kevin McKidd

Duke of Norfolk

Kevin McKidd
Acting

Emilia Fox

Amy Dudley

Emilia Fox
Acting

Tara Fitzgerald

Kat Ashley

Tara Fitzgerald
Acting

Hans Matheson

Robert Devereux - Earl of Essex

Hans Matheson
Acting

Sienna Guillory

Lettice Knollys

Sienna Guillory
Acting

Robert Pugh

Lord Chancellor Gardiner

Robert Pugh
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Ewen Bremner

Sir James Melville

Ewen Bremner
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Emma Kennedy

Ellen

Emma Kennedy
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Ulrich Thomsen

Baron

Ulrich Thomsen
Acting

Jason Watkins

Christopher Hatton

Jason Watkins
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Richard Syms

Courtier

Richard Syms
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Matthias Gibbig

Duke of Anjou

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Enzo Cilenti

Jean de Simier

Enzo Cilenti
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Stephen Walters

Gilbert Gifford

Stephen Walters
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Vincent Franklin

Thomas Phelippes

Vincent Franklin
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Charlotte Winner

Mary, Queen of Scots

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Nicholas Hewetson

Artist

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Tony Maudsley

Captain Morgan

Tony Maudsley
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Nigel Martin Davey

Earl of Pembroke

Nigel Martin Davey
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Gavin Brocker

Young Man

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Jordy Cernik

Period Guard

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Dale Mercer

Court Dancer

Dale Mercer
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Ralph Ineson

Dr. William Cowes

Ralph Ineson
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Derek Riddell

Sir Walter Raleigh

Derek Riddell
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Neil Stuke

Francis Bacon

Neil Stuke
Acting

Shaun Evans

Earl of Southampton

Shaun Evans
Acting

Tom Chambers

Sir Thomas Gorges

Tom Chambers
Acting

Sebastian Armesto

Charles Blount

Sebastian Armesto

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