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The role of Elizabeth I was revived for the second series, Blackadder II, in which " Queenie " plays an important role, frequently ordering Lord Blackadder to Richmond Palace.

The Queen always holds court in the company of her deranged former nurse, Nursie ( Patsy Byrne ) and the obsequious Lord Melchett ( Stephen Fry ).

She commands Blackadder to carry out a variety of tasks, some important ( such as appointing Blackadder as the Lord High Executioner in " Head ") and some petty ( such as repeatedly summoning Blackadder to her only for it to turn out as a childish practical joke designed to extract money from him in " Money ").

The only times she is seen out of her palace are to visit a prisoner up for execution and to sneak into Blackadder's " boys ' party ", the latter resulting in her getting drunk then forgetting what she was going to do, which was execute everyone at the party.

The Queen demonstrates feelings for Blackadder that, on occasion, the audience is given cause to believe may border on something deeper than casual flirting.

For instance, she is somewhat jealous upon learning that Blackadder intends to marry Kate, feeling better only when he mentions that her nose is prettier than Kate's ( threatening to cut it off if it not, and forcing Blackadder to " marry someone without a nose ".

) Furthermore, on one occasion, she declares that she is keen on him, and on another, she declares that she would like to marry him.