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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Nigel Spivey
Crew: Marion Milne, Marion Milne, Simon Berthon, James McConnel, Tony Poole
Country: GB
Studio: Channel 5
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jun 24, 2002
Last air date: Sep 09, 2002
Episode: 12 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 10
