‘The plots against Elizabeth keep coming” | Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents
With the mounting assassination attempts on Queen Elizabeth partly inspired by Catholic Mary Queen of Scots, William Cecil knows in order to protect a Queen he must kill one.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 2'01''
- Broadcast year: 2017
Curriculum Connection
- History | The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 | Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569-88 | Plots and revolts at home
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Licence: ERA Licence required
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Elizabeth I's Secret Agents
- Series: 1
- Episode: 1
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‘The plots against Elizabeth keep coming” | Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents
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Dr Seán Lang is a Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University, he recently spoke to ERA about the virtues of Horrible Histories in the educational press.