Synopsis
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.
Cast

Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud
The Pope

Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley

James Frain
Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald
Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty
Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig
John Ballard

Alfie Allen
Arundel's Son

Jamie Foreman
Earl of Sussex

Lily Allen
Lady in Waiting

Amanda Ryan
Lettice Howard
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen
Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau
Lady in Waiting
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