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S01E04: Part 4

The Queen refuses to pay him when the Earl of Essex, the new national hero, returns with less riches than expected. He then travels to Ireland in order to put down a rebellion. He is not doing as well there as hoped. Elizabeth, however, doesn't allow him to come back home. To her dismay, he gives up and agrees on a ceasefire. Back in England, the Earl of Essex leads a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth. He and the other rebellion members are put in the tower after he they were unable to mobilize enough support. Eventually, Essex is executed.

Genres:

Drama

Air Date:

Feb 12, 2006

Runtime:

60 minutes

Production:

BBC

Casts:

Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Hardy, Ian Hart, Dexter Fletcher, Joanne Whalley, Ben Daniels, Kevin McKidd, Emilia Fox, Tara Fitzgerald, Hans Matheson, Sienna Guillory, Robert Pugh, Ewen Bremner, Emma Kennedy, Ulrich Thomsen, Jason Watkins, Richard Syms, Matthias Gibbig, Enzo Cilenti, Stephen Walters, Vincent Franklin, Charlotte Winner, Nicholas Hewetson, Tony Maudsley, Nigel Martin Davey, Gavin Brocker, Jordy Cernik, Dale Mercer, Ralph Ineson, Derek Riddell, Neil Stuke, Shaun Evans, Tom Chambers, Sebastian Armesto