Elizabeth Raleigh the Queen. Another scene shows the Queen's paranoia about the great danger she feels she is in while the Armada is attacking England, with the Queen forcing Bess to taste her food to check for poison. Elizabeth Raleigh Elizabeth, Lady Raleigh ("née" Throckmorton; 16 April 1565 – "circa" 1647) was Sir Walter Raleigh's wife and a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Their secret marriage precipitated a long period of royal disfavour for both her and her husband. Elizabeth, known also as "Bess", was the daughter of the diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Anne Throckmorton
Elizabeth Raleigh "The Virgin Queen" (1955), Elizabeth Throckmorton (referred to as Beth Throgmorton in the film) is portrayed by Joan Collins, Queen Elizabeth by Bette Davis. Elizabeth Throckmorton is the subject of Rosemary Sutcliff's novel "Lady in Waiting" (1956). Sutcliff usually refers to her as "Bess". She appears briefly in "A Dead Man in Deptford" (1993), Anthony Burgess' speculative fictional account of the life of playwright Christopher Marlowe. Elizabeth "Bess" Throckmorton, portrayed by Abbie Cornish, was a featured character in the film "" (2007). This sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) focuses on the relationships of Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) and Bess with Walter