The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History
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619. Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4)
1 hour 9 minutes Posted Nov 20, 2025 at 12:05 am.
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How was Elizabeth I finally crowned Queen of England, after long years of perilous waiting? Why was her early reign so fraught with danger? Who was William Cecil, Elizabeth’s new secretary, and the key political player of her rule? And, why was she so determined to remain the unmarried, ‘ Virgin Queen’?


Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the glorious climax of Elizabeth I’s long and dangerous journey to the throne of England, as she finally embarked upon one of the most famous reigns in all English history, rife though it would be with innumerable dangers, and royal rivals…  



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