Kings and Queens
“Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.”
The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.
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12 Part tv mini-series featuring biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.
- Ep 1
1.William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
24-06-2002 - Ep 2
2.Henry the Second 1154 - 1189
01-07-2002 - Ep 3
3.Edward the First 1272 - 1307
08-07-2002 - Ep 4
4.Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422
15-07-2002 - Ep 5
5.Richard the Third 1483 - 1485
22-07-2002 - Ep 6
6.Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547
29-07-2002 - Ep 7
7.Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603
05-08-2002 - Ep 8
8.Charles the First 1625 - 1649
12-08-2002 - Ep 9
9.Charles the Second 1660 - 1685
19-08-2002 - Ep 10
10.George the Third 1760 - 1820
26-08-2002 - Ep 11
11.Victoria 1837 - 1901
02-09-2002 - Ep 12
12.Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present
09-09-2002
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