Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The miniseries covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly 45-year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy. The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4. It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand. The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards.

故事发生在十八世纪末的发过，让娜（希拉里·斯万克 Hilary Swank 饰）本是衔着金汤匙出生的贵族小姐，哪知道家道中落，家族财产和产业被尽数夺走。跌落神坛的让娜少不了受人欺凌和羞辱，但她默默忍受这一切，因为她知道，自己总有一天会亲手把失去的东西再夺回来。 一次偶然中，让娜邂逅了名叫罗昂（西蒙·贝克 Simon Baker 饰）的男人。罗昂是一个自己没有多少本事，但又对权利和金钱极度渴望的人，让娜利用罗昂人性的弱点制定了一个精妙的计划。路易十六（Simon Shackleton 饰）只做了一条价值连城的项链赠送给心爱的王后（朱莉·理查德森 Joely Richardson 饰），这条项链成为了让娜的目标。