Production Year: 1971 - Drama - Director: Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Ronald Hines, Vivian Pickles, Daphne Slater more
A masterful dramatisation of the 45-year reign of Elizabeth I produced by the BBC which chronicles the British monarch's affairs of state and affairs of the heart. Beginning with... more
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Advantages: Splendid turn by Glenda Jackson; brilliant scripts; historical accuracy; sumptuous costumes; compleat DVD set (Region 1). Disadvantages: Off with your silly head!
...hearing a later speech of Elizabeth I, as dramatized in 'Elizabeth R'.
Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudor line, the lion's cub, and in so many ways, a true daughter of her father, Henry VIII. The country would enjoy a lasting peace during her reign, when drama, writing and poetry would flourish (through the likes of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Bacon and others). The once fearsome Spanish armada would soon lose its lustre, to be replaced by the English ... ...too, in her role as Elizabeth I in this outstanding 1971 BBC TV production of 'Elizabeth R'. This six-part mini-series remains today as the finest filmed version of Elizabeth I's life and times. Originally presented as a sequel to the equally excellent 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII', 'Elizabeth R' begins with fifteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth (or Lady Elizabeth, as her title was to be when her father declared her a bastard), already having lost ...
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A masterful dramatisation of the 45-year reign of Elizabeth I produced by the BBC which chronicles the British monarch's affairs of state and affairs of the heart. Beginning with her ascendance to the throne, Elizabeth I challenged the status quo, not least by her refusal to marry. Heavily researched and gloriously designed, ELIZABETH R is considered by many to be the most factual representation of the life of this truly unique queen.
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