The Virgin Queen - TV Mini-Series (2005)

The Virgin Queen is a 2005 BBC and Power co-production, four-part miniseries based upon the life of Queen Elizabeth I, starring Anne-Marie Duff. As a drama, it focused heavily on Elizabeth's private life - particularly her relationship with Robert Dudley, and explored the politics of her reign in rather less depth.
​Shaun played the role of the Earl of Southampton in the fourth episode.

Shaun plays the Earl of Southampton

​Episode 4 Plot Summary: The episode revolves mainly around Elizabeth's relationship with Robert Devereux as her court favourite, and the machinations for his advancement by his mother Lettice Knollys, the Queen's former handmaiden. The episode concludes with Robert Devereux's execution after his unsuccessful rebellion against the Queen and Elizabeth's demise, including her encroaching senility and dementia with age, and her depression over Devereux's death.
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