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Elizabeth R / British Broadcasting Corporation ; BBC-TV ; producer, Roderick Graham.

[England] : BBC Video ; [New York] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2001.

4 videodiscs (approximately 540 min. [i.e. 523 min.]) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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"I may not be a lion, but I am a lion's cub, and I have a lion's heart!" said Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I, known as the Virgin Queen, was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and reigned as Queen of England from 1558-1603. This mini-series dramatizes her life from her ascension to the throne at age 25 to her death forty-four years later. Elizabeth refused to ever marry, exploiting her status as a tool in foreign policy, and using courtship as diplomacy, a theme explored at some length in this depiction. The drama brings to life her brilliant advisors, including William Cecil and Francis Walsingham, and great sailors Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. Delves into the life of the monarch who made England into a world power, and whose time on the throne is now remembered as the "Elizabethan Age."

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Drama.

Queens -- Drama.

Kings and rulers -- Drama.

Queens -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Television mini-series -- Great Britain.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Drama.

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.

Great Britain -- Drama.

Feature films.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Television mini-series.

Graham, Roderick, 1934-

Hale, John, 1926-

Sisson, Rosemary Anne.

Mitchell, Julian, 1935-

Whitemore, Hugh.

Prebble, John, 1915-2001.

Rodger, Ian, 1926-1984.

Whatham, Claude.

Wise, Herbert.

Martin, Richard.

McWhinnie, Donald.

Jackson, Glenda.

Hines, Ronald.

Murray, Stephen, 1912-1983.

Hardy, Robert, 1925-2017.

Thorne, Angela, 1939-2023

Shrapnel, John.

Ellis, Robin, 1942-

Kempson, Rachel.

Howell, Peter.

Jeffrey, Peter, 1929-1999.

Pickles, Vivian.

Weir, Alison.

Saxon, Rolf.

McKenzie, Nicolette.

Wilson, Christine.

Hayes, Sue.

Satel Documentary (Firm)

Arts and Entertainment Network.

British Broadcasting Corporation.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

BBC Video (Firm)

BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Music, David Munrow ; cameramen, Nat Crosby, Brian Langley ; editors, Larry Toft, Dan Rae ; costumes, Elizabeth Waller ; make-up, Dawn Alcock, Sandra Shepherd ; designers, Peter Seddon, Richard Henry ; choreography and dances, Geraldine Stephenson.

The lion's cub: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Daphne Slater (Mary Tudor), Ronald Hines (William Cecil), Rosalie Crutchley (Catherine Parr), Rachel Kempson (Kat Ashley), Basil Dignam (Gardiner), Bernard Hepton (Cranmer), John Ronane (Seymour), Peter Jeffrey (Philip of Spain), Stanley Lebor (Tyrwhit), Nicolette Bernard (Lady Tyrwhit), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Kevin Brennan (Bridges), Julian Holloway (de Noailles), Brendan Barry (Renard), Robert Garrett (Wyatt), Alan Foss (Bedingfield), Philip Brack (Northumberland), Jason Kemp (Edward VI), Ian Barritt (Fowler), Blake Butler (Parry), Richard Parry (Guard), Sarah Frampton (Lady Jane Grey), Robert Barry (Guildford).

The marriage game: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Robert Dudley), Ronald Hines (William Cecil), Esmond Knight (Bishop de Quadra), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Leonard Sachs (Count de Feria), John Cairney (Sir James Melville), Stacey Tendeter (Amye Dudley), Rachel Kempson (Kat Ashley), Denis Carey (Doctor Burcot), Caroline Harris (Mary Sidney), Anthony Ainley (Henry Sidney), Angela Thorne (Lettice Knollys), David Strong (Norfolk), Clare Austin (Mrs. Pinto), Vivian Pickles (Mary Stuart).

Shadow in the sun: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Leicester [Robert Dudley]), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Bernard Horsfall (Hatton), Margaretta Scott (Catherine de Medici), Michael Williams (Duke of Alencon), James Laurenson (Simier), John Hughes (Fenelon), Angela Thorne (Lettice Knollys), Jill Balcon (Lady Cobham), Mary Patricia Finn (Dwarf 'Elizabeth'), Albert Horton (Dwarf 'Leicester'), Kenton Moore (Preacher), Leslie Lawton (Jacques), James Urquhart (Court official).

Horrible conspiracies: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Vivian Pickles (Mary Stuart), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), Hamilton Dyce (Sir Amyas Paulet), David Collings (Babington), Bernard Holley (Gifford), David Nettheim (Phelippes), John Graham (Davison), David Garfield (Ballard), Brian Wilde (Topcliffe), Malcolm Hayes (Kelley), Raf de la Torre (Dr. Dee), James Culliford (Savage), John Ruddock (Whitgift).

The enterprise of England: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Leicester [Robert Dudley]), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), Peter Jeffrey (Philip of Spain), John Woodvine (Sir Francis Drake), Robin Ellis (Essex), Christopher Hancock (Idiaquez), Geoffrey Wincott (Santa Cruz), Gordon Gostelow (Medina Sidonia), Paul Hardwick (Father Robert), Michael Culver (John Tregannon), Peter Howell (Howard), Ian Ricketts (Cordoba), Robert Sansom (Speaker), Bill Horsley (Dutch envoy), Derek Hardwick (Old soldier), Malcolm McFee (Young soldier), David Parfitt (Philip's son).

Sweet England's pride: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robin Ellis (Essex), Hugh Dickson (Cecil), John Nettleton (Bacon), Nicholas Selby (Raleigh), Clifford Rose (Egerton), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Peter Egan (Southampton), Haydn Jones (Blount), Patrick O'Connell (O'Neill), Peter Howell (Howard), Angela Thorne (Lady Leicester [Lettice Knollys]), Sonia Fraser (Elizabeth Vernon), Shirley Dixon (Lady Rich), Judith South (Lady Essex), Kevin Flood (Horseman), Wesley Murphy (Conn), Harry Webster (Lord Mayor), Philip Voss (King Richard), David Hargreaves (Bolingbroke), Michael Beint (Gaoler), Peter Forest (Harper), Winefride Madigan (Irish peasant), Derek Martin (Horseman).

Originally produced as a television mini-series broadcast by the BBC on February 17, February 24, March 3, March 10, March 17, and March 24, 1971.

Also issued on VHS.

DVD; NTSC; aspect ratio 4:3, preserving the format of the original broadcast presentation.

In English; closed-captioned.

The lion's cub -- Assassination attempt -- Arrests and charges -- Seymour affair -- Confessions and freedoms -- A Queen is crowned -- Marriage is announced -- Wyatt's rebellion -- To the tower -- The wedding night -- To be close confined -- Free to wait -- The Lord's doing / by John Hale ; directed by Claude Whatham The marriage game -- Long live the Queen -- The Spanish proposal -- A bevy of suitors -- Dudley's whispering game -- Lord Robert's love -- Amy's death -- Love and anger -- Surviving small pox -- Parliament's plea -- Who will Mary marry? -- Lord Robert proposes -- Elopement gone awry / by Rosemary Anne Sisson ; directed by Herbert Wise

Shadow in the sun -- The massacre -- The prospective groom -- A lovestruck spy -- A splendid impression -- The Queen's frog -- The grand ball -- The council's confusion -- Useless advisors -- Nuptial negotiations -- The Queen's discovery -- The Queen's fear -- Grievous goodbye / by Julian Mitchell ; directed by Richard Martin Horrible conspiracies -- The trouble with Mary -- Master Topcliffe -- Catholic conspiracies -- Omens of death -- Babbington's schemes -- Treacherous fears -- The net is tightened -- Proofs and punishments -- A cornered Queen -- Do it privily -- Mary's death -- To kill a Queen / by Hugh Whitemore ; directed by Roderick Graham

The enterprise of England -- Drake's war against Spain -- Walk with feet of lead -- A penitent Queen -- The King's plan -- Raid on Cadiz -- Courting peace -- War preparations -- The orange grower -- Prayers for victory -- The Armada's assault -- Camped at Tilbury -- Victory and grief / by John Prebble ; directed by Donald McWhinnie Sweet England's pride -- The sun in splendor -- Too poor for pride -- Return to court -- Lord Deputy of Ireland -- Treason or theft -- Irish rebels -- Treasonous return -- We are all changed -- A traitor's death -- The candle flares -- To die in peace -- The sun setteth at last / by Ian Rodger ; directed by Roderick Graham

On acting: Interview with Glenda Jackson / producer/director, Christine Wilson ; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. Love of history: Interview with Alison Weir / producer/director, Christine Wilson ; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. Elizabeth 1: The virgin Queen / produced and directed by Sue Hayes ; narrated by Rolf Saxon ; readings by Nicolette McKenzie ; a Satel Documentary Production for A & E Television Networks

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