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Set against some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes, The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth I's long and eventful life, from the young princess to the successful Queen, who turns England into a major world power.The drama explores her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror and her great love affair with Robert Dudley. Some of the important political and historical events during her reign are highlighted as she balances personal life with the pressures of being a monarch. Her years of triumph over the Armada, her old age and her last enigmatic relationship with the young Earl of Essex are also captured.
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Network: BBC One

Anne-Marie Duff
as Queen Elizabeth I

Tom Hardy
as Robert Dudley / Earl of Leicester

Sienna Guillory
as Lettice Knollys

Ian Hart
as William Cecil

Dexter Fletcher
as The Earl of Sussex

Tara Fitzgerald
as Kat Ashley

Kevin McKidd
as The Duke of Norfolk

Hans Matheson
as Earl of Essex

Ben Daniels
as Francis Walsingham

Jason Watkins
as Christopher Hatton
The Virgin Queen has 1 season totalling 0 episodes, and the series has concluded.
The main cast of The Virgin Queen includes Anne-Marie Duff (Queen Elizabeth I), Tom Hardy (Robert Dudley / Earl of Leicester), Sienna Guillory (Lettice Knollys), Ian Hart (William Cecil), Dexter Fletcher (The Earl of Sussex).