One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I,
Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she
was fifty-three and he was nineteen. This title portrays Elizabeth and Essex's
compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and
their mutual struggle for power.
One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I,
Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she
was fifty-three and he was nineteen. This title portrays Elizabeth and Essex's
compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and
their mutual struggle for power.
