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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

2016

59 minutes

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.

Top Cast

Helen Bradbury headshot

Helen Bradbury

Elizabeth I

Beth Cooke headshot

Beth Cooke

Mary, Queen of Scots

Adam Burton headshot

Adam Burton

Thomas Randolph

Michael Jenn headshot

Michael Jenn

Lord Burghley

Jamie Laird headshot

Jamie Laird

Sir James Melville

Simon Cotton headshot

Simon Cotton

Lord Robert Dudley

Nicholas Agnew headshot

Nicholas Agnew

Anthony Babington

Bernard Hill headshot

Bernard Hill

Narrator