About this episode
She was born a disappointment, raised in the shadow of the scaffold, and came of age being sexually harassed by her own stepfather. By the time Elizabeth Tudor reached twenty-five, she had survived the execution of her mother, the predatory ambitions of Thomas Seymour, and two separate accusations of treason, each one carrying a death sentence. Yet somehow, against all the odds, she went on to become the longest-reigning Tudor monarch. In the first of three episodes on Elizabeth I, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams trace the extraordinary - and often harrowing - early life of England's most iconic queen. From her precarious birth as Anne Boleyn's daughter to her years of house arrest under her sister Mary, this is the story of how trauma, intellect, and sheer nerve forged one of history's greatest survivors.Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate WilliamsSeries Producer: Ben DevlinProduction Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Content Editor: Joseph PalmerExecutive Producer: Bella SoamesA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Sign up to Palace Confidential, the FREE royals newsletter from the Mail's top experts. Delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday, it's the smartest way to stay in the royal inner circle. Just head to dailymail.co.uk/palaceconfidential to sign up today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
