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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

2016-02-01 · 59 min · ★ 6.8

Documentary · History

A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.

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Directors
Renny Bartlett
Production companies
Pioneer Productions, BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Helen BradburyHelen BradburyElizabeth I
Beth CookeBeth CookeMary, Queen of Scots
Adam BurtonThomas Randolph
Michael JennMichael JennLord Burghley
Jamie LairdJamie LairdSir James Melville
Simon CottonSimon CottonLord Robert Dudley
Nicholas AgnewNicholas AgnewAnthony Babington
Bernard HillBernard HillNarrator

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