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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)

6.3/1019391h 46mDrama · History · Romance

Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

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