Kings and Queens(2002)
Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.
Overview
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 episodes • 2002
Season 1
12 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087 | Jun 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Henry the Second 1154 - 1189 | Jul 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Edward the First 1272 - 1307 | Jul 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422 | Jul 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Richard the Third 1483 - 1485 | Jul 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547 | Jul 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603 | Aug 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Charles the First 1625 - 1649 | Aug 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Charles the Second 1660 - 1685 | Aug 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | George the Third 1760 - 1820 | Aug 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Victoria 1837 - 1901 | Sep 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present | Sep 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
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