Season 1
6 episodes
60 min. per episode
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A tormented monarch struggles between duty and desire, revealing the hidden passions that shape an empire's legacy.
Episodes
Narrator Alan Ereira tells the story of the Normans, how and why they came to England and the following centuries as the descendants of William the Conqueror fight for the throne they all saw as theirs.
Covers the time from the Magna Carta through to Henry VI, taking in the 100 Years War, the Peasant's Revolt and the Battle of Agincourt along the way.
The Tudor dynasty might have been the shortest in English history but it was they who ruled during the Reformation and the discovery of the new world.
Taking a look at the reign of the Stuarts. An era of an expanding court, plague, fire, radical politics, religious debate, and a bloody civil war in the mid-seventeenth century between Cavaliers and Roundheads.
Lust, tempestuous relationships and madness feature in the colorful reigns of the Georgians.
In six episodes this documentary series from UKTV History covers the 41 kings and queens of England from 1066 to the present -- almost 1000 years of monarchs. It shows how the history of the UK was reflected by the history of their monarchs. This UKTV History program covers the more intimate natures of the persons behind the monarchy. It shows how those privileged few have shaped the UK and made the UK what it is today. The six episodes are (1) Normans to Magna Carta (1066-1216); (2) Middle Ages (1216-1485); (3) The Tudors (1485-1603); (4) The Stuarts (1603-1714); (5) The Hanoverians (1714-1837); and (6) The Moderns (1837-Present).