Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Opulent costumes and grand sets dominate this sequel to the critically acclaimed Elizabeth that focuses on the iron-fisted rule of Protestant Queen Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) amidst the religious turmoil in 1685 when Spanish King Philip II (Jordi Molla) attacks England with his vast armada with the intent of restoring Catholicism to Britain, the discovery by Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush) of an assassination plot to murder the Virgin Queen involving Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), and Elizabeth's unrequited love for Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen) who falls in love with her beautiful lady in waiting (Abbie Cornish).
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