Elizabeth R / British Broadcasting Corporation ; BBC-TV ; producer, Roderick Graham.
"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 thron...
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| Language: | English |
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In English; closed-captioned. |
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[England] : [New York] : Burbank, CA :
BBC Video ; Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
[2001], ©2001.
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (approximately 540 min. [i.e. 523 min.]) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued on VHS. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Disc 1. Act I. 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 (86 min.)
- Act II. 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 (90 min.); Special features: Historical commentary by Alison Weir [optional audio feature].
- Disc 2. Act III. 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 (88 min.)
- Act IV. 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 (90 min.); Special features: Historical commentary by Alison Weir [optional audio feature].
- Disc 3. Act V. 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 (90 min.)
- Act VI. 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 (79 min.); Special features: Historical commentary by Alison Weir [optional audio feature].
- Disc 4. Special features: On acting: Interview with Glenda Jackson / producer/director, Christine Wilson ; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (2001) (30 min.)
- Love of history: Interview with Alison Weir / producer/director, Christine Wilson ; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (2001) (21 min.)
- 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 (1996) (45 min.); Historical archives: Document readings by Glenda Jackson (30 min.); Portrait gallery [slide show]; Historical sites [slide show]; Behind the scenes: Who's who in the cast [text feature]; Costuming the Queen [slide show].