The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
as The Pope
Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley
