Kings and Queens (2002)

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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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    William the conqueror 1066 - 1087

  • 1x2

    Henry the second 1154 - 1189

  • 1x3

    Edward the first 1272 - 1307

  • 1x4

    Henry the fifth 1413 - 1422

  • 1x5

    Richard the third 1483 - 1485

  • 1x6

    Henry the eighth 1509 - 1547

  • 1x7

    Elizabeth the first 1558 - 1603

  • 1x8

    Charles the first 1625 - 1649

  • 1x9

    Charles the second 1660 - 1685

  • 1x10

    George the third 1760 - 1820

  • 1x11

    Victoria 1837 - 1901

  • 1x12

    Elizabeth the second 1952 - present

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