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Elizabeth

The life of Queen Elizabeth I of England

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David Starkey
Self - Presenter
Michelle Bunyan
Lady-in-waiting
Karen Archer
Elizabeth

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Episode 1

From the Prison to the Palace

49 mins

David Starkey examines Elizabeth I's life before her coronation. If her reign was full of glorious victories, her earlier life was a perilous journey. Her father would kill her mother and Elizabeth would be disinherited, sexually abused and imprisoned at the Tower under threat of execution.

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Awards

  • 2001 - BAFTA TV Award - Huw Wheldon Award for Specialised Programme or Series (Arts, History, Religion and Science) - nominated
  • 2001 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Original Television Music - nominated
  • 2000 - RTS Television Award - Best Costume Design - Entertainment & Non-Drama - nominated

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