1 Season
3 Episode
Elizabeth I's Secret Agents - Season 1 Episode 1
In this episode, we find England alone - a protestant nation in a largely Catholic Europe. Then, 12 years into Elizabeth's reign, the Pope declares her a heretic, which in the hearts of England's Catholics gives them permission to kill her. Queen Elizabeth looks to her spymaster William Cecil to stop the Catholic assassins getting through. Cecil establishes a huge espionage network - England's first secret service. His spies break Catholic conspiracies at home and abroad.
- Year: 2017
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: BBC Two
- Keyword: palace intrigue
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- Cast: Kevin James, Philip Rosch, Colin Tierney, Dominic Green