This series uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth in power for over 40 years. During a time when Britain was divided, unstable and violent the world’s first secret service was born. Run by William and Robert Cecil, this father and son team had the duty of protecting the Queen and the Country.
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Guy Fawkes is captured.
01:23
James creates the Unite Coin.
02:58
Gerard hides from the King and Cecil’s men at Eliza Vaux’s home.
01:36
Cecil shows James the Letter about the Gunpowder Plot.
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Elizabeth has spent all her life in little rooms.
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Queen Elizabeth chooses her successor on her death bed.
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Introduction to William and Robert Cecil and their home.