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Episode 4
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Elizabeth is compelled to confront that 'bosom serpent', Mary Queen of Scots, and much anguish follows. Read by Emma Fielding.
Emma Fielding reads from Tracy Borman's biography of Elizabeth I, which explores the relationships she had with the women in her life. These women brought out the best and the worst of Elizabeth, who could be loyal and kind but also cruel and vindictive. They all influenced Elizabeth's carefully-cultivated image as Gloriana, The Virgin Queen.
Elizabeth is compelled to confront that 'bosom serpent', Mary Queen of Scots, and much anguish follows.
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Fri 26 Sep 2014
00:45
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