Season 1
6 episodes · Jan 1, 2005
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- S1E1
Normans to Magna Carta (1066-1216)
Jan 1, 2005This programme studies the Normans, covering historical landmarks such as the Battle of Hastings, the creation of the exchequer, Thomas Becket's murder, the Crusades and the signing of the Magna Carta.
- S1E2
Middle Ages (1216-1485)
Jan 1, 2005This episode 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.
- S1E3
The Tudors (1485-1603)
Jan 1, 2005King Henry VII Founder of the Tudor dynasty. King Henry VIII & his six wives. Queen Mary I - Bloody Mary. Queen Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen
- S1E4
The Stuarts (1603-1714)
Jan 1, 2005Taking 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.
- S1E5
The Hanoverians (1714-1837)
Jan 1, 2005Lust, tempestuous relationships and madness feature in the colourful reigns of the Georgians. George I brought two mistresses over from Germany, George II quarrelled openly with his son Frederick, and George III became ruler of the British Empire - but madness eventually disabled him. His son reigned as Prince Regent for eight years, and later as King George IV.
- S1E6
The Moderns (1837-Present)
Jan 1, 2005In this edition, a look at the modern royal family of Saxe-Coburg and Windsor, whose direct lineage stretches back to Queen Victoria and continues up to Elizabeth II.