Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens (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.

Series Cast

Nigel Spivey

Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1

12 Episodes • 2002