0William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
24th June 2002Henry the Second 1154 - 1189
1st July 2002Edward the First 1272 - 1307
8th July 2002Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422
15th July 2002Richard the Third 1483 - 1485
22nd July 2002Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547
29th July 2002Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603
5th August 2002Charles the First 1625 - 1649
12th August 2002Charles the Second 1660 - 1685
19th August 2002George the Third 1760 - 1820
26th August 2002Victoria 1837 - 1901
2nd September 2002Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present
9th September 2002The 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.