Kings and Queens

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.

Details

• Status Ended
• First Air Date June 24, 2002
• Last Air Date September 9, 2002
• Seasons 1
• Episodes 12
• Networks 5