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two-part British historical drama television miniseries

Elizabeth I is a two-part British-American historical drama television serial directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England.

The drama covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy.

The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4.

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It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand.

The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards.

Plot

Part 1

In , Elizabeth I refuses to marry.

Chief advisor Lord Burghley and spymaster Francis Walsingham plan to have her wed the D