Tagged: Elizabeth Waller

We've talked about this series before. We've praised Glenda Jackson for her portrayal of... Read more →

On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed, which has, of course come up a few... Read more →

On this day in 1542, Mary Stuart was born. Six days later, she was crowned Mary, Queen of... Read more →

After Snark Week and our recent post on what movies and TV get wrong about 16th-century... Read more →

The series covers Elizabeth's life from the last few years of her sister Mary's reign until Queen Elizabeth's death, all in six 85-minute episodes. At least six of Glenda Jackson's costumes are direct recreations from portraits of Elizabeth I, including the well-known Darnley portrait, Phoenix portrait, Armada portrait, and Ditchley portrait.