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The Virgin Queen

20061h 0m / epDrama

First aired

January 22, 2006

6.6

TMDB Score

66% match · 39 votes

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S01 · E03

Part 3

Miniseries · Feb 5, 2006 · 1h 0m

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Part 1

Jan 22, 2006 · 1h 0m

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Part 2

Jan 29, 2006 · 1h 0m

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Part 3

Feb 5, 2006 · 1h 0m

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Part 4

Feb 12, 2006 · 1h 0m

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 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.

About the Series

Drama

Synopsis

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.

First aired: January 22, 2006
Last aired: February 12, 2006
Seasons: 1 season · 4 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: English
Networks: BBC One, PBS