

Kings and Queens
Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.
2002-09-09
United Kingdom
48 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Jun 24, 2002
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1 - 1William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087 Jun 24, 2002
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1 - 2Henry the Second 1154 - 1189 Jul 01, 2002
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1 - 3Edward the First 1272 - 1307 Jul 08, 2002
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1 - 4Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422 Jul 15, 2002
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1 - 5Richard the Third 1483 - 1485 Jul 22, 2002
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1 - 6Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547 Jul 29, 2002
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1 - 7Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603 Aug 05, 2002
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1 - 8Charles the First 1625 - 1649 Aug 12, 2002
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1 - 9Charles the Second 1660 - 1685 Aug 19, 2002
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1 - 10George the Third 1760 - 1820 Aug 26, 2002
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1 - 11Victoria 1837 - 1901 Sep 02, 2002
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1 - 12Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present Sep 09, 2002
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.
Year 2002
Studio 5
Director
Crew Simon Berthon (Executive Producer), James McConnel (Music), Marion Milne (Director), Marion Milne (Producer), Tony Poole (Cinematography)
Popularity 2.6699
Language English