The Golden Age finds Queen Elizabeth I facing familial betrayal and danger for her throne and country.
In the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe,
Elizabeth finds her rule challenged by the Spanish King Philip II,
who is building a sea-dominating armada
to ferry his powerful army to England
and restore the country to Catholicism.
Preparing to go to war to defend her kingdom,
Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties
with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Raleigh.
