Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents episode 3: Elizabeth I is dead and King James of Scotland travels south to take the throne at the invitation of Robert Cecil. Meanwhile, John Gerard, a Catholic priest who has dedicated his life to the destruction of the Protestant state that developed in Elizabeth’s England, has escaped and made contact with a splinter cell in […]
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Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents episode 2: Robert Cecil is the son of Elizabeth I’s original spymaster. He has been groomed since birth to inherit his father’s network but when he finally steps into his father’s shoes, the queen’s enemies are stronger than ever and Cecil must also watch his back. The Earl of Essex has established a rival network and
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Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents episode 1: A look at the secret network behind Queen Elizabeth I’s 40-year reign and the world’s first secret service run by her spymasters Robert and William Cecil. In this episode, we find England alone – a Protestant nation in a largely Catholic Europe. Then, 12 years into Elizabeth’s reign, the pope declares her
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A Very British Renaissance episode 2: In this episode, he explores the Elizabethans’ love of secrecy, codes and complexity, and the cultural revolution sparked by an age of discovery and exploration. Art historian Dr James Fox continues his exploration of a Renaissance that he believes was as rich and as significant in Britain as it was in Italy
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Elizabeth episode 4: Presented by eminent historian David Starkey, Elizabeth explores the turbulent life and times of England’s Virgin Queen by augmenting newly shot re-creations of famous events with artistic interpretations of Good Queen Bess, glimpses of British landmarks and period artifacts, and incisive passages quoted from historical records. Elizabeth’s reign began in the late 16th century, with
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Elizabeth episode 3: Presented by eminent historian David Starkey, Elizabeth explores the turbulent life and times of England’s Virgin Queen by augmenting newly shot re-creations of famous events with artistic interpretations of Good Queen Bess, glimpses of British landmarks and period artifacts, and incisive passages quoted from historical records. Elizabeth’s reign began in the late 16th century, with
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Elizabeth episode 2: Presented by eminent historian David Starkey, Elizabeth explores the turbulent life and times of England’s Virgin Queen by augmenting newly shot re-creations of famous events with artistic interpretations of Good Queen Bess, glimpses of British landmarks and period artifacts, and incisive passages quoted from historical records. Elizabeth’s reign began in the late 16th century, with
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Elizabeth episode 1: Presented by eminent historian David Starkey, Elizabeth explores the turbulent life and times of England’s Virgin Queen by augmenting newly shot re-creations of famous events with artistic interpretations of Good Queen Bess, glimpses of British landmarks and period artifacts, and incisive passages quoted from historical records. Elizabeth’s reign began in the late 16th century, with
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