Elizabeth the First 1558-1603 Kings and Queens : Season 1 Episode 7
Channel 5 int(0)
Aired: August 5th, 2002 @ 7:00 PM EST on Channel 5
Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord, a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain. She was only the third queen to rule England in her own right.