英国历史影视-都铎朝

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

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

在英国宫廷电影中，英皇亨利八世和继承他皇位的伊丽莎白女主都是编导最喜欢拍摄的热门人物。本片将他们父女集中在一起演出，焦点则放在年轻的贝丝跟初恋情人汤玛斯西摩之间的一段情上面。查尔斯．劳顿重复他在金像奖得奖作《亨利八世的私生活》的角色，将自我主义的英皇诠释得十分精彩，年轻的简．西蒙斯散发出公主的漂亮和英气，斯图尔特．格兰杰和德博拉．克尔的搭配演出亦佳。此外，导演乔治．悉尼擅于掌握皇室的大方得体气氛，摄影和美术等都部分显得美仑美奂。

18岁的玛丽（凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰）从法国回到了苏格兰，推翻了冒牌王后伊丽莎白（弗萝伦丝·艾尔德里吉 Florence Eldridge 饰）的统治。宫里的大臣们虽然表面效忠于玛丽王后，但背地里各怀鬼胎。
在大臣们的逼迫之下，玛丽王后借给了好色的达恩利王（道格拉斯·沃尔顿 Douglas Walton 饰），这段政治联姻让玛丽感到非常的痛苦。大臣们企图利用昏庸的达恩利王谋反，在阴谋得逞之后将其谋杀，紧接着又将他的死，嫁祸给了玛丽的第二任丈夫博斯威尔（弗雷德里克·马奇 Fredric March 饰）。就在玛丽因为政权焦头烂额之际，伊丽莎白提出想要帮她一把，可这个阴险的女人亦有着自己的算盘。

TV miniseries

television drama

1970 BBC miniseries