Kings and Queens
★★★★★4.5
Documentary
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.
Episodes
All seasons
S01 · E01
William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087June 24, 2002
S01 · E02
Henry the Second 1154 - 1189July 1, 2002
S01 · E03
Edward the First 1272 - 1307July 8, 2002
S01 · E04
Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422July 15, 2002
S01 · E05
Richard the Third 1483 - 1485July 22, 2002
S01 · E06
Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547July 29, 2002
S01 · E07
Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603August 5, 2002
S01 · E08
Charles the First 1625 - 1649August 12, 2002
S01 · E09
Charles the Second 1660 - 1685August 19, 2002
S01 · E10
George the Third 1760 - 1820August 26, 2002
S01 · E11
Victoria 1837 - 1901September 2, 2002
S01 · E12
Elizabeth the Second 1952 - presentSeptember 9, 2002