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.

Cast & Crew

Anne-Marie DuffQueen Elizabeth I

Tom HardyRobert Dudley

Ian HartWilliam Cecil - Lord Burghley

Dexter FletcherSir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex

Joanne WhalleyQueen Mary

Ben DanielsFrancis Walsingham

Kevin McKiddDuke of Norfolk

Emilia FoxAmy Dudley

Tara FitzgeraldKat Ashley

Hans MathesonRobert Devereux - Earl of Essex

Sienna GuilloryLettice Knollys

Robert PughLord Chancellor Gardiner

Seasons

Episodes (4)

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