TV-14
S1 • E1
After the death of her half-brother King Edward VI, the young Princess Elizabeth is dragged into an ongoing battle with her half-sister, the newly crowned Queen Mary.
S1 • E2
At last crowned queen, Elizabeth finds herself under immense pressure to marry, while her relationship with Robert Dudley prompts widespread scrutiny, threatening a scandal.
S1 • E3
As England reels after the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in France, Elizabeth receives an unexpected proposal from the brother of the French king.
S1 • E4
The long imprisonment of her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots preys on Elizabeth's mind, while her council seeks to uncover an alleged plot led against her by Mary.
S1 • E5
As tensions between England and Spain escalate to the brink of war, Elizabeth must face the might of the Spanish Armada.
S1 • E6
The aged Elizabeth instructs new favourite the Earl of Essex to deal with rebellion in Ireland, but his ambition threatens the future of them both.
Queen Elizabeth I
William Cecil
Robert Dudley
Walsingham
Earl of Sussex
Robert Devereaux
King Philip II of Spain
Lettice Knollys, Lady Leicester
Kat Ashley
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots