S1E3: Heart of a King | David Starkey’s Elizabeth
In July 1588 beacons were lit across England to warn of the arrival of the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth I's darkest fears had come true.
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S1E2: The Virgin Queen | David Starkey's Elizabeth
David Starkey explores the tensions created by Elizabeth I's reluctance to marry,which strained the political and religious machinations of her reign.
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S1E4: Gloriana | David Starkey's Elizabeth
After the Armada was defeated Elizabeth I ushered in a golden age in English society. With a flourishing of literature,an age of prosperity and a sense that England was at last a nation to be reckoned with in Europe,national pride was at an all-time high.