Elizabeth I ....

this comes from the HBO site,
which is the only way i will see
HBO movies.
(no i do not subscribe to the hbo station)
however, if you do have possiblilty of
watching HBO chez vous, no doubt
that this will be a wonderful
show for costumes & jewellery....


<< Emmy®-winner Helen Mirren
and Oscar®-winner Jeremy Irons
star in Elizabeth I, a two-part HBO Films
miniseries event that explores
the intersection of the private and public
life of Elizabeth I (Mirren) in the latter
half of her reign, offering a personal look
at her allies, her enemies and her suitors
as she struggled to survive in a male-dominated
world.

Part 1 explores the middle-aged Elizabeth's
tempestuous relationship with the
Earl of Leicester (Irons) as it survives a
French suitor, war, treason, and illness.

Part 2 follows Elizabeth through her later years,
during which she had an equally passionate affair
with the young, ambitious
Earl of Essex (Hugh Dancy), who had been raised,
ironically, by his stepfather Leicester. >>