The Virgin Queen
2006•16•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•6.6•Ended
Drama
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.
Network
BBC One, PBS
Origin
GB
Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
Queen Elizabeth I
Tom Hardy
Robert Dudley - Earl of Leicester
Sienna Guillory
Lettice Knollys
Ian Hart
William Cecil - Lord Burghley
Episodes
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The White Princess
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The Spanish Princess
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The White Queen
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The Crown
2016
8
Reign
2013
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Versailles
2015
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World Without End
2012
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023
7
Anatomy of a Scandal
2022
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The Borgias
2011
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
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The Serpent Queen
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Tell Me a Story
2018
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John Adams
2008
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The Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
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Towards Zero
2025
7.4
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
7.3
Ambitions
2019
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