: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.
:05:05
- Present arms!
- Up!
:05:54
Robert Devereux...
:05:56
...by grace of Her Majesty...
:05:58
...Earl of Essex, general of the horse
and knight of the garter.