“- Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Marry me.
- Elizabeth I: On a night such as this, could any woman say no?
- Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: On a night such as this, could a queen say no?
- Elizabeth I: Does not a queen sit under the same stars as any other woman?”
Joseph Fiennes - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I

“- First Bishop: Madam, by this act, you force us to relinquish our allegiance to the Holy Father.
- Elizabeth I: How can I force you, Your Grace? I am a woman.”

Daniel Moynihan - Bishop #1
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I

“- Elizabeth I: When I am queen, I promise... to act as my conscience dictates.
- Queen Mary Tudor: Well do not think to be queen at all!”
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I
Kathy Burke - Queen Mary Tudor

“- Sir Francis Walsingham: Her Majesty rules with the heart... not with the head.
- Mary of Guise: I understand. It is hard for a woman to forget her heart.”

Geoffrey Rush - Sir Francis Walsingham
Fanny Ardant - Mary of Guise

“- Elizabeth I: She had such power over men's hearts. They died for her.
- Sir Francis Walsingham: They have found nothing to replace her.”

Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush - Sir Francis Walsingham