Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1971)

Cast

Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I
Glenda Jackson

as Queen Elizabeth I

Episodes

The Lion's Cub poster

The Lion's Cub 5.0

February 17, 1971

A young Elizabeth lives in dangerous times, leading the Protestant rebellion against her Catholic half-sister Mary, and…

The Marriage Game poster

The Marriage Game 5.0

February 24, 1971

The unmarried young Queen is encouraged to find a suitable husband so that she can produce an heir, but she finds that …

Shadow in the Sun poster

Shadow in the Sun 3.0

March 3, 1971

Elizabeth meets an interesting suitor, the Duke of Anjou, much to the Puritans' disapproval. Now Elizabeth must decide …

Horrible Conspiracies poster

Horrible Conspiracies 5.0

March 10, 1971

Queen Elizabeth finds her position increasingly threatened by Mary, Queen of Scots and her loyal supporters. Will Eliza…

The Enterprise of England poster

The Enterprise of England 5.0

March 17, 1971

With the threat of war against Spain suddenly imminent, Elizabeth must place her faith in the strength of the Navy, led…

Sweet England's Pride poster

Sweet England's Pride 5.0

March 24, 1971

An elderly Queen Elizabeth instructs the Earl of Essex to quell the threat of an Irish uprising, but will she have to d…