▁The ▁emphas is ▁on ▁De vere ux ▁takes ▁away ▁somewhat ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁problems ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁facing ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁with ▁Spain , ▁France ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁significant ▁problems ▁in ▁England ▁itself ▁with ▁high ▁tax es ▁and ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁cro ps , ▁though ▁these ▁events ▁are ▁made ▁frequent ▁reference ▁to . ▁The ▁episode ▁con cludes ▁with ▁Robert ▁De vere ux ' s ▁execution ▁and ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁dem ise , ▁including ▁her ▁enc ro aching ▁sen ility ▁and ▁de ment ia ▁with ▁age , ▁and ▁her ▁de pression ▁over ▁De vere ux ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁these ▁scenes , ▁she ▁is ▁shown ▁deliver ing ▁her ▁famous ▁Golden ▁Spe ech ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁Her ▁death ▁is ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁dram atic ▁fashion ▁than ▁in ▁reality , ▁with ▁her ▁ref using ▁to ▁lie ▁down ▁in ▁fear ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁stand ▁again . ▁Elizabeth ▁is ▁also ▁rem in is cing ▁of ▁her ▁life ; ▁walking ▁through ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁people ▁when ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁with ▁someone ▁saying ▁" b ast ard ", ▁being ▁informed ▁that ▁her ▁sister ▁Mary ▁is ▁dead , ▁her ▁bel oved ▁friend ▁and ▁chief - l ady ▁of ▁the ▁bed ch am ber ▁Kat ▁Ash ley ▁sm iling ▁at ▁her , ▁William ▁Cec il , ▁her ▁one ▁true ▁love ▁Robert ▁D ud ley ▁sm iling ▁at ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁f ateful ▁ex clam ation ▁of ▁" I ▁will ▁have ▁one ▁mist ress ▁here , ▁and ▁no ▁master !