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  • Elizabeth R The Lion's Cub (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History

Elizabeth R

The Lion's Cub (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History

The fragile succession heralds dangerous times for the young Princess Elizabeth. Having narrowly avoided implication in Sir Thomas Seymour's attempted abduction of her sickly half-brother, the boy King Edward VI, she becomes an ...See moreThe fragile succession heralds dangerous times for the young Princess Elizabeth. Having narrowly avoided implication in Sir Thomas Seymour's attempted abduction of her sickly half-brother, the boy King Edward VI, she becomes an unintentional figurehead for a Protestant rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt the Younger when her half-sister Queen Mary I of England, a devout Roman Catholic, succeeds to the throne. Written by GusF See less
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Updated Feb 17, 1971

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Feb 13, 1972 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I   See fewer
Daphne Slater
Mary I Mary I   See fewer
Ronald Hines
William Cecil (Lord Burghley) William Cecil (Lord Burghley)   See fewer
Rosalie Crutchley
Catherine Parr Catherine Parr   See fewer
Rachel Kempson
Kat Ashley Kat Ashley   See fewer
Basil Dignam
Archbishop Gardiner Archbishop Gardiner   See fewer
Bernard Hepton
Archbishop Cranmer Archbishop Cranmer   See fewer
John Ronane
Thomas Seymour Thomas Seymour   See fewer
Peter Jeffrey
King Philip II of Spain King Philip II of Spain   See fewer
Stanley Lebor
Sir Robert Tyrwhit Sir Robert Tyrwhit   See fewer
Nicolette Bernard
Lady Tyrwhit Lady Tyrwhit   See fewer
John Shrapnel
Earl of Sussex Earl of Sussex   See fewer
Kevin Brennan
Bridges Bridges   See fewer
Julian Holloway
de Noailles de Noailles   See fewer
Brendan Barry
Renard Renard   See fewer
Robert Garrett
Sir Thomas Wyatt Sir Thomas Wyatt   See fewer
Alan Foss
Sir Henry Bedingfield Sir Henry Bedingfield   See fewer
Philip Brack
John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland   See fewer
Jason Kemp
Edward VI Edward VI   See fewer
Ian Barritt
Fowler Fowler   See fewer
Blake Butler
Sir Thomas Parry Sir Thomas Parry   See fewer
Sarah Frampton
Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey   See fewer
Robert Barry
Guildford Dudley Guildford Dudley   See fewer
Ronald Gough
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Holdcroft
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Keith Michell
Henry VIII (uncredited) Henry VIII (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Phillips
Courtier (uncredited) Courtier (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Sartain
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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