CinemaOSSeries · 2002 · 1 Season

Kings and Queens

Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history.

90%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
June 24, 2002
Last aired
September 9, 2002
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Network
5

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Nigel Spivey

Self - Presenter

Creative team
Showrunner
Simon Berthon
Produced by
Marion Milne

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