Synopsis
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
Season 11E1William the Conqueror 1066 - 10872E2Henry the Second 1154 - 11893E3Edward the First 1272 - 13074E4Henry the Fifth 1413 - 14225E5Richard the Third 1483 - 14856E6Henry the Eighth 1509 - 15477E7Elizabeth the First 1558 - 16038E8Charles the First 1625 - 16499E9Charles the Second 1660 - 168510E10George the Third 1760 - 182011E11Victoria 1837 - 190112E12Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present
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