The Virgin Queen

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.

• royal family
• biography
• queen elizabeth i
• tudor
• miniseries
• british history
• queen of england
• palace intrigue
• 16th century
• british royal family
• british monarchy