Kings and Queens

The story

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.

Cast

N Nigel SpiveySelf - Presenter C Camilla MathiasLady in Waiting N Nick BrimbleWilliam the Conqueror S Sean Francis GeorgeEdward the First V Valentine PelkaHenry the First J Jacinta MulcahyQueen Eleanor K Kate LoustauCatherine Howard R Robert StoneKing George the Third