The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

What to watch after The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) — Michael Curtiz directed both
• In This Our Life (1942) — Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland appear in both
• The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) — Same subject: tudor, 16th century
• All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — Bette Davis appears in both
• Dragonwyck (1946)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional