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  • The Virgin Queen Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
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    TV Episode | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History

The Virgin Queen

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History

In order to neutralize the threat from the Catholics, Elizabeth pursues a match with the Duke of Anjou. Walsingham discovers proof of a planed murder of Elizabeth. Elizabeth sends the Duke of Anjou away when she finds a knife in her bed ...See moreIn order to neutralize the threat from the Catholics, Elizabeth pursues a match with the Duke of Anjou. Walsingham discovers proof of a planed murder of Elizabeth. Elizabeth sends the Duke of Anjou away when she finds a knife in her bed and brings Mary Queen of Scots to trial. She is forced to execute her when Mary Queen of Scots is found guilty. This execution angers the Spanish and they send their Armada to fight the English as a consequence. However, the English can defeat the Armada. The news of Dudley's death leaves Elizabeth heartbroken, but when she meets the step-son of Dudley, the Earl of Essex, she allows herself to be charmed by him. Written by R. See less
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Feb 5, 2006 (United Kingdom)
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15 cast members
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Anne-Marie Duff
Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I   See fewer
Tom Hardy
Robert Dudley Robert Dudley   See fewer
Dexter Fletcher
Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex   See fewer
Sienna Guillory
Lettice Knollys Lettice Knollys   See fewer
Ian Hart
William Cecil - Lord Burghley William Cecil - Lord Burghley   See fewer
Greg Bennett
Courtier Courtier   See fewer
Gavin Brocker
Young Man Young Man   See fewer
Jordy Cernik
Period Guard Period Guard   See fewer
Ben Daniels
Francis Walsingham Francis Walsingham   See fewer
Nigel Martin Davey
Earl of Pembroke (as Martin Nigel Davey) Earl of Pembroke (as Martin Nigel Davey)   See fewer
Jason Watkins
Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton   See fewer
Simon Anderson
Courtier (uncredited) Courtier (uncredited)   See fewer
Dirk Smith
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Turner
Royal Guard (uncredited) Royal Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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