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Kings and Queens

Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.

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1 · William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087

2 · Henry the Second 1154 - 1189

3 · Edward the First 1272 - 1307

4 · Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422

5 · Richard the Third 1483 - 1485

6 · Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547

7 · Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603

8 · Charles the First 1625 - 1649

9 · Charles the Second 1660 - 1685

10 · George the Third 1760 - 1820

11 · Victoria 1837 - 1901

12 · Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
24 June 2002
Last aired
9 September 2002
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Studios
3BM Television
Countries
United Kingdom
Networks
5

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Type
Documentary
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English