Love the National Portrait Gallery, too and have also stood in front of Elizabeth I portrait, viewing her haughty glaze and met with same. :-)
Yes, yes, YES...though a stinking faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar lefty, Jackson's portrayal of Elizabeth I is THE best one I have ever seen and I've seen every single movie and series made about her. And that entire cast, especially Robert Hardy as Dudley, is magnificent!
I’m not a fan of H8 but not from religious scruples. Elizabeth is the only Lancastrian I like but probably because she was at least 1/4 Yorkist. I think the Tudors were brutal. Henry 8 began to murder women which even his father didn’t do although I support Elizabeth when she finally knocked off that old warhorse, Mary, Queen of Scots. Phew! What a pain the ass.
Glenda never outdid herself after Elizabeth. But then she probably never got another part so good. She was the MP for my friend Matt’s neighborhood. He stood on line to ask a question at one of her town meetings. His question was: “What was it like working with George Segal?”
She was not happy.