Clips of Hugh Dancy's performance as the Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. From the drama 'Elizabeth I' (2005) starring Helen Mirren. I really enjoyed Dancy's performance as Essex and considerate it to be the best portrayal of Essex in a drama. About the plot shown in this clip -- Dr Roderigo Lopez was a Portuguese physician whose father was Jewish but had been forced to convert to Christianity. He studied medicine and settled in London in 1559. He became the physician for many notable ...
