:03:00
Yes, love too has its victories.
And this, I think, belongs to Her Majesty.
:03:05
An easy victory
if one is a queen and may command it.
:03:08
What if Her Majesty should overhear you?
:03:25
The day when Essex returns, every petticoat
is chosen with an eye to pleasing him.
:03:30
Come along, my son,
into the presence chamber.
:03:32
You may do as you please, Father.
I'll have no part.
:03:35
Don't be a fool, Cecil. Elizabeth
is difficult, even on good days.
:03:39
Good or bad, we'll see
little of her with Essex home.
:03:46
Something's got to be done to tarnish him
or he'll share England's throne.
:03:50
Then where shall we be?
I'll be hanged if I welcome him.
:03:53
You may be hanged if you do not, my son.
You know Her Majesty's infatuation for him.
:04:06
But, Your Majesty, I beg you to reconsider.
:04:08
Essex is a proud man.
You must not do this thing to him.
:04:12
Bacon, this will not be easy for me.
:04:15
Whatever he has done, he is the man
of all men closest to my heart.
:04:20
Whatever he suffers,
I suffer a thousand times more intently.
:04:24
- Then why, Your Majesty, why?
- Because the necessities of a queen...
:04:28
...must transcend those of a woman.
:04:30
His ambition has jeopardized
the prosperity of the English people.
:04:34
It may endanger the very peace
and stability of England.
:04:37
Your Majesty, forgive this frankness,
but your love jeopardizes the situation.
:04:42
A situation fraught with gravest
consequence for my subjects, Bacon.
:04:46
My personal feelings
must not enter into this.
:04:49
God help me.
:04:51
Go now. Let me alone.
:04:53
Your Majesty.
:04:55
My fan. Hurry.