
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.

Elizabeth I

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Sir Francis Walsingham

Duke of Norfolk

The Pope

Sir William Cecil

Mary of Guise

Monsieur de Foix

Duc d'Anjou

Queen Mary Tudor

Earl of Arundel

Kat Ashley

Alvaro de la Quadra

Isabel Knollys

Sir Thomas Elyot

John Ballard

Arundel's Son

Earl of Sussex

Lady in Waiting

Lettice Howard
Lady in Waiting
Lady in Waiting
Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

First Bishop

Second Bishop

Arundel's Daughter

Lady in Waiting
Master of the Tower
Norfolk's Man
Young French Man
Priest
Bishop Carlisle

Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

Earl of Derby

Lord William Howard
Lord Harewood
Bishop (in Cellar)
Third Bishop

Handsome Man
Female Martyr
Master Ridley
Palace Chamberlain
Mary's Dwarf

King Philip II of Spain

Dance Tutor
Dudley's Man
Dudley's Man
Vatican Cardinal
Arundel's Housemaid
Arundel's Wife
Walsingham's Man
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)

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Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Henchman (uncredited)

French Guard (uncredited)

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Courtier (uncredited)

Royal Guard (uncredited)
Norfolk's Man

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Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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Dialect Coach
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Special Effects Coordinator
Hairstylist
Makeup Artist
First Assistant Editor
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Sculptor
Supervising Sound Editor
Camera Operator
Gaffer

Music Editor
Hairstylist
Location Manager
Art Department Coordinator
Set Designer
Unit Publicist
Choreographer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Hairstylist
Makeup Artist
Scenic Artist
Camera Operator
Transportation Coordinator
Hairstylist
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Assistant Art Director
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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First Assistant Editor

Still Photographer
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Producer
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Hairstylist
Set Decoration
Property Master
Second Unit Director

Second Unit Director of Photography
ADR Editor

First Assistant Director
Dialogue Editor
Foley Editor
Wardrobe Assistant
Draughtsman