Starz Tudor Drama 'Becoming Elizabeth' Sets June Premiere Date
The story of Elizabeth Tudor is one that's fairly well told. Or, at least, most of it is. Even if you don't consider yourself a particular expert in British history, you're probably still deeply familiar with Queen Elizabeth I. The iconic Virgin Queen who refused to marry and thereby cede her power of her country to a husband or consort. Gloriana Regina who stood strong against the encroaching Spanish Armada and remade her country in her own image. The triumphant revenge of a doomed mother, and a woman many of us still dream of emulating today.
After all, we've seen that story onscreen a lot, often played by the most formidable of actresses. From Cate Blanchett's starring role in feature films Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Judi Dench's eight-minute Oscar-winning turn in Shakespeare in Love to Helen Mirren's Elizabeth I and Glenda Jackson's classic Elizabeth R, there are plenty of adaptations out there to delight every kind of Tudor fan. But for all the awards hardware that tends to come alongside playing this iconic role, most of these projects tend to deal with very specific periods of the queen's life. And virtually none of them spend any time on the queen's youth.
Happily, Starz is here to change all that with its upcoming period drama Becoming Elizabeth.
