Drama History
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Daniel Craig
John Ballard
Kelly Macdonald
Isabel Knollys
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Alfie Allen
Arundel's Son
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
James Frain
Alvaro de la Quadra
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
The Pope
Matthew Rhys
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
(uncredited)
Christian Simpson
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Amanda Ryan
Lettice Howard
Kiran Shah
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Lily Allen
Lady in Waiting
Jamie Foreman
Earl of Sussex
Kenny Doughty
Sir Thomas Elyot
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
Angus Deayton
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Derby
Daisy Bevan
Arundel's Daughter
Wayne Sleep
Dance Tutor
George Antoni
King Philip II of Spain
Kate Loustau
Lady in Waiting
Jeremy Hawk
Second Bishop
Daniel Moynihan
First Bishop
Jocelyn Quivrin
French Guard (uncredited)
Brendan O'Hea
Lord William Howard
Hayley Burroughs
Lady in Waiting
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen
Lady in Waiting
Joe White
Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews
Norfolk's Man
Ben Frain
Young French Man
Lewis Jones
Priest
Michael Beint
Bishop Carlisle
Edward Highmore
Lord Harewood
James Rowe
Bishop (in Cellar)
Donald Pelmear
Third Bishop
Liz Giles
Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson
Master Ridley
Peter Stockbridge
Palace Chamberlain
Valerie Gale
Mary's Dwarf
Charles Cartmell
Dudley's Man
Edward Purver
Dudley's Man
Vladimir Vega
Vatican Cardinal
Viviane Horne
Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman
Walsingham's Man
James Britton
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Ben Mars
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
Henchman (uncredited)
Jason Savin
Courtier (uncredited)
Liam Foley
Norfolk's Man

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