Overview
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
Cast
- Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart
- Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I
- Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley
- David Tennant as John Knox
- Guy Pearce as William Cecil
- Gemma Chan as Bess of Hardwick
- James McArdle as James, Earl of Moray
- Ismael Cruz Cordova as David Rizzio
- Martin Compston as Earl of Bothwell
- Joe Alwyn as Robert Dudley