Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain

Philip of Spain, unwilling bridegroom of Queen Mary, has been warned that her half-sister, the young Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn, was a heretic, a rebel and a potential enemy with ‘a spirit full of enchantment’. Running the gauntlet between Bloody Mary’s jealousy and morbid outbursts of hate, and Philip’s uneasy ardour, the young Elizabeth warily advances towards her destiny.