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.
DirectorMarion Milne
William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
Jun 24, 2002
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Henry the Second 1154 - 1189
Jul 1, 2002
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Edward the First 1272 - 1307
Jul 8, 2002
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Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422
Jul 15, 2002
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Richard the Third 1483 - 1485
Jul 22, 2002
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Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547
Jul 29, 2002
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Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603
Aug 5, 2002
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Charles the First 1625 - 1649
Aug 12, 2002
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Charles the Second 1660 - 1685
Aug 19, 2002
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George the Third 1760 - 1820
Aug 26, 2002
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Victoria 1837 - 1901
Sep 2, 2002
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Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present
Sep 9, 2002
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